Arna is a former municipality in the old

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county,

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. The municipality existed from 1964 until 1972. It encompassed the northeastern part of the Bergen Peninsula, along the Sørfjorden, bordering the city of

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across the mountains to the west. The

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of the municipality was the village of

Indre Arna Indre Arna is a suburban village in the borough of Arna, Norway, Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. While Indre Arna is relatively far from most of the city centre by road, there is an 8-minute train journey through the ...

. The municipality stretched from the village of

Ytre Arna Ytre Arna is a settlement in the borough of Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Ytre Arna is principally associated with ''A/S Arne Fabrikker'', the country's first mechanised cotton mill. Ytre Arna Church Ytre Arna ...

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along the coast and then inland about to the

Espeland Espeland is a village in the borough of Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Espeland is located north of Lake Haukeland ( no, Haukelandsvatnet) and Mount Livarden. The village of Indre Arna lies about to the north. ...

area. Today, the area of the former municipality makes up the borough of Arna in the city of Bergen.

History

On 1 January 1964, the historic municipality of Haus was split into two parts. The part on the island of

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became part of the new municipality of

. The rest of Haus, located on the Bergen Peninsula became the municipality of Arna. The municipality was short-lived due to its proximity to the growing city of

. On 1 January 1972, Arna was merged into the city of Bergen (along with the other neighboring municipalities of

Fana Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the southeastern part of the municipality of Bergen. The borough was once part of the historic municipality of Fana which was incorporated into Bergen ...

Laksevåg Laksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is located in the western part of the municipality. Historically, the area was called ''Laxevaag'', and it was a separate municipality until 1972 when it wa ...

, and

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). Upon its dissolution in 1972, Arna had 11,766 residents. The municipality had two different mayors while it was in existence. From 1964 to 1967 Gustav Holtan was mayor and from 1967 to 1971 Arne Ekeland was mayor.

Municipal council

The

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

of Arna was made up of 37 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

References

History of Bergen Former municipalities of Norway 1964 establishments in Norway 1972 disestablishments in Norway Populated places disestablished in 1972 Geography of Bergen {{Bergen-stub

History

Municipal council

See also

References