Åsane is a

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of the city of

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county,

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. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre. Åsane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on through Åsane to the southeast to the neighboring borough of Arna. The E39 highway continues north through Åsane to the Nordhordland Bridge and then on to the northern municipalities in

county. There are plans to shorten the E39 highway through Åsane, including the construction of two tunnels: Eikås Tunnel (start of construction 2010) and the Nyborg Tunnel (still in the planning stages). Most buses passing through Åsane stop at the centrally located Åsane Terminal.

History

The area that is now the borough of Åsane was historically called ''Aasene'' and it was a parish in the large municipality of

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from 1838 until 1 January 1904, when it was separated from Hamre to become a separate municipality. The new municipality of Åsane existed from then until 1 January 1972 when it was merged with the city of

(along with the other neighboring municipalities of Arna, Fana, and Laksevåg). The Åsane area a primarily agricultural area until the 1960s-1970s when it was built up into a suburb of the city of Bergen. Centrally located in Åsane are the Gullgruven and Åsane Storsenter shopping centres, including a large

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store. Bergen Trotting track and Eikås Motorsport Centre are located at Haukås. The Bergen Jail is located at Hylkje in Åsane.

Geography

Åsane lies on a peninsula surrounded by the Byfjorden, Salhusfjorden, and Sørfjorden. The tall mountain

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is located in the central part of the peninsula.

Villages and neighborhoods

The borough is somewhat rural in nature with several large developed villages and neighborhoods separated by forested mountains. Some of the larger village areas include Eidsvåg, Tertnes, Flaktveit, Hordvik and Hylkje.

Culture and sport

Åsane has produced two well-known bands, Salhuskvintetten and Vinskvetten, formerly known as "Salhusvinskvetten". Kurt Nilsen's former band Breed is also from Åsane. Åsane Fotball (soccer) is Norway's largest sports club. Its senior team plays in the second division. Tertnes (part of Åsane) handball team, are one of the best handball teams in Norway, and are currently playing in the elite division.

Notable residents

* Andreas Bakkerud (1991), racing driver *

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(1962), footballer, Sports Manager

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...

, former manager The Football Association of Norway (NFF) * Mette Davidsen (1976), handball player * Trude Gundersen (1977), Olympic silver medal winner in

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Helge Haugen Helge Haugen (born 15 February 1982) is a Norwegian former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Bergen, Haugen started his professional career in the local Tippeligaen club SK Brann, Brann. During his ...

(1982), footballer * Heikki Holmås (1972), politician *

Stig Holmås Stig Holmås (born 25 February 1946) is a Norwegian librarian, poet, novelist and children's writer. He was born in Bergen. He made his literary debut in the 1969 anthology ''Åtte fra Bergen''. Among his poetry collections are ''Vi er mange'' f ...

(1946), author * Helge Jordal (1946), actor * Kurt Nilsen (1978), musician and winner of Idol (Norway) and World Idol * Nathalie Nordnes (1984), musician * Arne Sandstø (1966), football coach *

Kenneth Storvik Kenneth Storvik (born 27 February 1972) is a former football midfielder. Career Hailing from Bergen, he started his career in 1991 with Åsane, then moved to Viking and had a spell with Lyngby in 1996. In 1997 moved abroad to Sweden, playing for ...

(1972), footballer * Anders Styve (1974), boxer * Alex Marcel Valencia (1979), footballer *

Lars Vaular Lars Nesheim Vaular (born September 20, 1984) is a rapper and songwriter from Åsane, Bergen, Norway. He started rapping in 2003. He initially released songs under the duo Tier'n og Lars before going solo. Tier'n & Lars Vaular had his beginnings ...

(1984), rapper

References

External links

Åsane Football Club

Åsane Shoppingcenter

Åsane videregående skole
* http://www.tertneshandball.no/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Aasane Boroughs of Bergen