Flaktveit is a neighborhood in the city of

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county,

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. The neighborhood is located in the borough of

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in the northern part of the city. The

European route E16 European route E16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden, from Derry to Gävle, via Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, previously by ferry to Bergen, Voss, through the Gudvanga Tunnel and th ...

/ European route E39 highway runs around three sides of the neighborhood, providing easy access to the city centre. The area was a farm until the late-1960s when development began and it is now a large residential area. Flaktveit is located south of

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, east of Rolland, north of Hjortland, and west of

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. The Breimyra Lower Secondary School, Flaktveit School, and Flaktveit Stadion are all located in the neighborhood. The area consists of the basic statistical units of Flaktveit, Flaktveitrinden, Flaktveittræet, Bekkjarkrokane, and Flaktveitleitet. There were 5,103 residents in this area in 2009.

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Neighbourhoods of Bergen {{Bergen-stub