Laksevåg 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.
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of the city of
Bergen
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in
Vestland
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county,
Norway
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. 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 merged into Bergen.
The borough of Laksevåg has residential areas on the hillside of the mountain
Damsgårdsfjellet facing the
Puddefjorden. By the fjord itself are several industrial buildings, many of them connected with the
maritime industry. The
rococo-style Damsgård Manor is located in the borough.
Like the neighboring borough of
Fyllingsdalen, many of the neighborhoods of Laksevåg consist of apartment buildings, especially in the area around the main service centre, the Vestkanten shopping centre. The main road to
Sotra passes through the
Loddefjord area in western Laksevåg.
History
The
municipality of Laksevåg was established on 1 July 1918 when it was separated from the municipality of
Askøy. On 1 January 1972, the municipalities surrounding 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.
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were merged with the city to form a large new municipality of Bergen. The municipalities involved in the merger were
Arna,
Fana,
Laksevåg and
Ã…sane
Ã…sane 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.
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.
Since the merger, the area is now the borough of the city of Bergen, with very similar borders to those of the old municipality. After it was merged with Bergen, the former municipality was split into two boroughs: Laksevåg, which consisted of neighborhoods south of Puddefjorden separating it from the city centre, and
Loddefjord, consisting of neighborhoods further west, closer to the islands of
Sotra. In 2000, the boroughs were merged forming the borough of Laksevåg.
Geography
The mountain
Gravdalsfjellet peaks at in elevation.
Villages and neighborhoods
The borough of Laksevåg includes the villages and neighborhoods:
Alvøen
Alvøen or Alvøy is a manor house located on a historic industrial site in the Laksevåg borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Alvøen Manor was once one of the grander private homes in Bergen.
History
Alvøen is the site on ...
,
Bjørndal,
Drotningsvik,
Godvik,
Gravdal,
Hetlevik,
HÃ¥konshella,
Kjøkkelvik,
Loddefjord,
Loddefjorddalen,
Mathopen,
Olsvik, and
Vadmyra.
Local attractions
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Alvøen Mansion (''Alvøen Hovedbygning'') – Historic building constructed in the 1790s, reconstruction in 1830. opened as a museum in 1983
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Damsgård Manor – Historic manor house and estate
* Gravdal Manor (''Gravdal hovedgård'') – Historic Gravdal manor house, later military command headquarters
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Kvarven Fort – Coastal defense built to protect the local port and naval installations
''Kvarven fort'' (Mediesenteret ved Høgskolen i Bergen)
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* Lyderhorn – One of the seven mountains surrounding Bergen
* Damsgård Mountain (''Damsgårdsfjellet'') – One of the seven mountains surrounding Bergen
Gallery
File:Damsgårdslunden DSC 0077.jpg, Damsgård
File:Melkeplassen.jpg, Melkeplassen
File:Laksevåg senter DSC 0319.jpg, Laksevåg senter, a shopping mall
File:Laksevåg kirke DSC 0222.jpg, Laksevåg Church
File:Laksevåg krigsminnesmerke DSC 0308.jpg, War memorial at Laksevåg in Bergen
File:Lyngbøvatnet, Gravdal, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway - panoramio (1).jpg, Lyngbøvatnet
File:Loddefjord.jpg, Central parts of Loddefjord
File:Alvøen, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway - panoramio (1).jpg, Alvøen
Alvøen or Alvøy is a manor house located on a historic industrial site in the Laksevåg borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Alvøen Manor was once one of the grander private homes in Bergen.
History
Alvøen is the site on ...
File:Kommandantboligen - panoramio.jpg, Gravdal Manor
File:Damsgaardhovedgaard.jpg, Damsgård Manor
References
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Boroughs of Bergen
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