Arna 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 ...

in 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 ...

Vestland Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...

county,

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. It is one of eight boroughs in Bergen. It encompasses the northeastern part of the municipality of Bergen. Arna was merged into the city of Bergen in 1972. Prior to that, it was the separate municipality of Arna. The main population centres in the borough are the villages of

Indre Arna Indre Arna is a suburban village in the borough of 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 mountain U ...

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 () is also ...

, and

Espeland Espeland is a village in the borough of Arna, Bergen, Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Espeland is located north of Lake Haukeland () and Mount Livarden. The village of Indre Arna lies about to the north. The vil ...

Location

The borough of Arna has approximately 13,000 inhabitants. It lies along the Sørfjorden, east of the centre of the city of Bergen (the borough of

Bergenhus Bergenhus is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of ...

). The large mountains

Ulriken Ulriken (or the older, ''Ålreken'') is the highest of the Seven Mountains () that surround the city of Bergen, Norway. It has a height of above sea level. Ulriken has an aerial tramway, Ulriksbanen, that can bring people to the top. At the t ...

and

Rundemanen Rundemanen is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Considered one of the Seven Mountains which surround the city, its elevation of makes it the second highest of them all. The mountain is a part of the same massif as the ...

lie between the city centre and Arna. Arna is geographically close to central Bergen, but it takes some time to drive there by road as there is currently no road tunnel. However, a

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journey from Arna Station to Bergen only takes eight minutes since there is a train tunnel (

Ulriken Tunnel The Ulriken Tunnel () is a railway tunnel on the Bergen Line between Bergen Station and Arna Station in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Original (old) tunnel The existing long tunnel runs under the northern part of the mo ...

) through the mountain. Takvam Station and

Trengereid Station Trengereid is a local stop on the Bergen Line. It is located far east in Bergen, Norway, in the Arna borough on the shore of the fjord Sørfjord. The station is between Takvam and Bogegrend stations, at an elevation of above sea level. ...

are also located within the borough, a little east of the village of

. 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 ...

highway runs through Arna, along the shoreline. The borough of Arna consists of many smaller "village" areas, since this borough includes some of the most rural parts of the city of Bergen. The village areas include Haukeland, Unneland,

, Rødland, Haugland, Gaupås,

, Arnatveit, Garnes, Takvam, Songstad, and

Trengereid Trengereid is a village in the borough of Arna, Bergen, Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. History In 1895, Johan Jebsen established a factory in Trengereid. The factory produced ribbons and lace, and it had its own po ...

Name

The

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forms of the name were ''Arni'' (

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) and ''Arna'' (

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), and this was originally the old name of Arnavågen bay. The name is very old, and it is possibly related to the Italian name

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. In the local dialect of this area, the name was traditionally pronounced ''Ådna''. This form is still used for many other local place names such as Ådnamarka, Ådnavegen, Ådnatun, and Ådnanipa (Arnanipa).

History

The parish of Haus was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

), including the annex Bruvik. On 1 January 1870, Bruvik (population: 2,062) was separated from Haus to form a municipality of its own. The split left Haus with a population of 4,229. On 1 January 1964, the part of Haus in Osterøy was transferred to the new

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Osterøy Osterøy is an List of islands of Norway, island Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Nordhordland. The municipality encompasses ...

, whereas the remaining part on the mainland formed the municipality of Arna. On 1 January 1972, the city of Bergen was expanded by merging the neighboring municipalities of Arna, Bergen,

Fana Fana or fanaa most commonly refers to: * Fana, Bergen, a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway * Fana (Sufism), the Sufi term for "annihilation of the self" People * Fanã (born 1960), Portuguese football manager * Saint Fana (c. 354–395), Eg ...

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 ...

, and

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 downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on ...

into one large urban municipality. At the time of the merger, Arna had a population of 11,766.

Attractions

Arna has a number of natural attractions. There are several beaches along the Sørfjorden. The Arnaelva river is Bergen's only

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-fishing river. The mountains Ådnanipa and Gullfjellet are both accessible to hikers. The Kråmyrane nature reserve and Reppadalen nature reserve are both located in Arna. There are also two museums in Arna. The Ådnatun Museum and the

Old Voss Line The Old Voss Line () is a heritage railway between Garnes and Midttun near Bergen, Norway. Originally constructed as a narrow gauge line, it formed part of the Bergen to Voss railway opened in 1883. Following the decision to complete the railw ...

railway museum are both located near

Education

Arna has a number of educational facilities. *Garnes barneskule, a

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at Garnes *Haugland school, a

at Haugland *Lone school, a primary school at Haukeland *Ytre Arna school, a primary and

lower secondary school Middle school, also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school, is an educational stage between primary school and secondary school. Afghanistan In Afghanistan, middle school includes g ...

*Ådnamarka school, a primary school at Arnatveit *Garnes Lower Secondary School at Garnes *Arna Upper Secondary School at

*Garnes Upper Secondary School at Garnes

References

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