Salhus is an urban settlement in the borough 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 downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on ...

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 ...

municipality,

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,

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 Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. Salhus is located approximately north of the city centre of

. Salhus sits along the shore of the

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 ...

on the northern part of the

Bergen Peninsula The Bergen Peninsula (, ; ) is a peninsula in Vestland county, Norway. The city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city, is located on the peninsula. The peninsula extends out from the mainland and it is surrounded by the following fjords: Sam ...

. The village area is located along Norwegian County Road 564, just east of the

European route E39 European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim (city), Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other ...

highway and the southern end of 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 ...

Name

Salhus comes from the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

word ''"Sálúhusn"'' which means the place with an

innkeeper Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway. Before the advent of motorized transportation, they also provided accomm ...

, and it is possible that the name has a connection with the many "Sálúhus" that King

Øystein Magnusson Eystein Magnusson (, ; – 29 August 1123), also called Eystein I, was King of Norway from 1103 to 1123 together with his half-brothers Sigurd the Crusader and Olaf Magnusson, although since Olaf died before adulthood, only Eystein and Sigurd w ...

had put up for the road travelers. Salhus 1

History

Salhus was known for its textile industry, the knitwear factory

Salhus Tricotagefabrik Salhus may refer to: Places *Salhus, Vestland, a village in Bergen municipality, Vestland county, Norway *Salhus Church, a church in Bergen municipality, Vestland county, Norway * Salhus, Nordland, a village in Brønnøy municipality, Nordland coun ...

(1859-1989) was the first, followed by Salhus Væverier and Birkelund Trikotasjefabrikk. Today

The Textile Industry Museum The Textile Industry Museum is a museum in Salhus, Vestland, Salhus, Bergen, Norway. It is within the former knitwear factory Salhus Tricotagefabrik, a national industrial heritage site. The museum was founded in 1992, and officially opened in 20 ...

is located in the former Salhus Tricotagefabrik. From 1954 until 1985, Salhus had a ferry connection across the

Frekhaug Frekhaug is a village in Alver Municipality, located in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits at the southern tip of the island of Holsnøy. Prior to 2020, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Meland. The vi ...

and

Alverstraumen Alverstraumen is a village in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the southern tip of the island of Radøy. The Alversund Bridge connects Alverstraumen to the village of Alversund across the Alverstraumen ...

. At its peak, Salhus had 3 grocery stores, a bank, a post office, several lodging houses with a liquor license where the local fishermen from

Nordhordland Nordhordland is a traditional district in the western part of Norway. The district consists of the northern portion of the old Hordaland county (now in Vestland county), north of the city of Bergen. It includes the municipalities Alver, Aus ...

used up their money on their way home from selling their fish at the fish market in Bergen.

Salhus Church Salhus Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality 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 an ...

(''Salhus kirke'') was built in 1923-1924 as a chapel for the village of Salhus, mainly from means provided by the local population. It is situated beautifully in Storåkervika by the

. In connection to the church, there is a graveyard that was constructed in 1916, prior to the church building. This is one of four churches in the borough of

today. Salhushallen has been synonymous with cultural activities, and even after Salhus has lost the place as the local node with all public services needed, the cultural scene is still very much alive. Salhus has had two famous bands,

Salhuskvintetten Salhuskvintetten OLKABILAMO was a band from Salhus, Åsane in Bergen, Norway formed in 1950 by Monrad Holm Johnsen. History Monrad Holm Johnsen came from Sandviken to Salhus in 1930 and became active in both sports and in the local man's choir. ...

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 ...

, previously known as "Salhusvinskvetten". The name Salhus is also known from the local athletics team

IL Norna-Salhus Idrettslaget Norna-Salhus is a Norwegian athletics club from Salhus in Åsane, Bergen It was founded on 14 October 1935. The club originally had an association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a ...

References

Historical photos from Salhus at DigitaltMuseum
Villages in Vestland Neighbourhoods of Bergen {{Bergen-stub

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