Åsane is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

of the city of

Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

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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 The Nordhordland Bridge () is a combined cable-stayed and pontoon bridge which crosses Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset (in Bergen Municipality) and the island of Flatøy (in Alver Municipality) in Vestland county, Norway. It is long, of whic ...

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 Hamre 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 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 was ...

). 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 Åsane Storsenter is a shopping centre in the suburb of Åsane Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre. Åsane is connected to downtow ...

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 Hylkje is a village in the borough of Åsane in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies in the northeastern part of the municipality, along the Sørfjorden. The European route E39 runs through Hylkje. The village ...

in Åsane.

Geography

Åsane lies on a peninsula surrounded by the Byfjorden,

Salhusfjorden Salhusfjorden is a long fjord and sound between Bergen Municipality and Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. To the west, it starts between the villages of Salhus and Frekhaug, where the Byfjorden meets the Herdlefjorden. To the eas ...

, and Sørfjorden. The tall mountain Veten 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

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, Tertnes,

Flaktveit Flaktveit is a neighborhood in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The neighborhood is located in the borough of Åsane in the northern part of the city. The European route E16/European route E39 highway runs around three sides of the ...

, Hordvik and

Culture and sport

Åsane has produced two well-known bands, Salhuskvintetten and

Vinskvetten Vinskvetten (previously known as Salhus Vinskvetten) is a Norwegian music and comedy troupe. History The group was formed in 1975 as part of a local comedy revue (Nornarevyen (Salhus Revy og Teater)), and has ever since been based in Salhus, Hor ...

, formerly known as "Salhusvinskvetten". Kurt Nilsen's former band Breed is also from Åsane.

Åsane Fotball Åsane Fotball is a Norwegian football club based in Åsane. The club currently competing in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, in which they have been participating since their promotion in 2019 2. divisjon. Th ...

(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 * Roald Bruun-Hansen (1962), footballer, Sports Manager

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has played in the first tier of Norwegian football for 67 out of 80 seasons, the second most of any club. They play their hom ...

, former manager The

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(NFF) * Mette Davidsen (1976), handball player * Trude Gundersen (1977), Olympic silver medal winner in

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

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 Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås (born 28 June 1972 in Voss) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (Norway), Socialist Left Party (SV). He served as Minister of International Development (Norway), Minister of International Development fro ...

(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'' fr ...

(1946), author *

Helge Jordal Helge Jordal (born February 17, 1946) is a Norwegian actor. He was appointed a Knight of the Royal Order of St. Olav in 2006 for his long career as an actor both on screen and on stage, and for his position as a "grand old man" among Norwegian ac ...

(1946), actor *

Kurt Nilsen Kurt Erik Nilsen () (born 29 September 1978) is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian reality show ''Idol'', which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of ''Pop Idol'' called ...

(1978), musician and winner of Idol (Norway) and World Idol *

Nathalie Nordnes Nathalie Nordnes (born 22 November 1984, in Bergen) is a Norwegian singer. She released her first album on Virgin Records in 2003, and her fourth album in November 2011. Most of her recorded output is sung in English. Her debut album ''Hush Hush ...

(1984), musician * Arne Sandstø (1966), football coach * Kenneth Storvik (1972), footballer * Anders Styve (1974), boxer * Alex Marcel Valencia (1979), footballer *

Lars Vaular Lars Nesheim Vaular (born 20 September 1984) is a Norwegian rapper, singer and songwriter from Åsane, Bergen. 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 ...

(1984), rapper

References

External links

Åsane Football Club

Åsane Shoppingcenter

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