Årstad is a former municipality in the old

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...

county in

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1915 when it was merged into the city of

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. The municipality of Årstad (historically spelled ''Aarstad'') was a southern suburb of the city of Bergen, mostly located in the valley to the south of the bay Store Lungegårdsvannet and the

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all the way south to the village of

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. The administrative centre of Årstad was the village of Kronstad. The mountain

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lies to the east of Årstad and the mountain

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lies to the west. The municipality is named after the medieval farm Alrekstad, located on this site. The area of the old municipality somewhat corresponds to the present-day borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen.

History

The parish of ''Aarstad'' was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Originally, it sat south of the city of Bergen and south of the municipality of Bergen Landdistrikt. Årstad and the city of Bergen worked closely together from the start since both made up one large urban area. In fact, most of Årstad had been part of the Bergen Police District since 1808. On 1 July 1915, Årstad municipality (population: 7,463) was merged into the city of Bergen increasing the area of Bergen municipality from . The merger happened after a long political process, following decades of close cooperation between the two municipalities. The merger also moved Årstad from Søndre Bergenhus county to

county.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aarstad (municipality) Geography of Bergen Former municipalities of Norway 1838 establishments in Norway 1915 disestablishments in Norway

History

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