Arna is a borough and suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 of Bergen, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 and a former municipality

Former municipalities of Norway

This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a...

 in Hordaland

Hordaland

is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

 county.

Arna has approximately 12,000 inhabitants. Situated behind mount Ulriken

Ulriken

Ulriken is the highest of the Seven Mountains that surround Bergen, Norway. It has an altitude of 643 metres above sea level....

, Arna is geographically close to downtown Bergen, but it takes some time to drive there by road as there is no road tunnel as of yet. However, a train

Train

A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...

 journey from Arna station

Arna station

Arna Station is the second largest railway station in Bergen, Norway; located in the Arna borough on the east side of Ulriken and between the two tunnels Ulriken Tunnel and Arnanipa. The present station was opened in 1964, when the tunnels was completed...

 to Bergen only takes eight minutes. The stations of Takvam and Trengereid

Trengereid railway station

Trengereid is a local stop on the Bergensbanen railway. It is located far east in Bergen, Norway, in the Arna borough on the shore of the fjord Sørfjord...

 are also within the borough. The borough consists of the parts Haukeland, Unneland, Espeland

Espeland

Espeland is a village in Arna borough in Bergen, Norway. As of January 1, 2008, the population of the Espeland urban area is 1937. The urban area covers a land area of 2.14 square kilometres, and has a population density of 905 per square kilometre. Espeland is known for the Espeland concentration...

, Rødland, Haugland, Gaupås, Ytre Arna

Ytre Arna

Ytre Arna is a settlement in the borough of Arna in Bergen, Norway. Ytre Arna is known for Arne Fabrikker, the country's first mechanised cotton mill. On January 1, 2008, the Ytre Arna urban settlement, as defined by Statistics Norway, had a population of 2513...

, Indre Arna

Indre Arna

Indre Arna is a settlement in Arna borough in Bergen, Norway. While Indre Arna is relatively far from most of the city by road, an 8-minute train journey through Ulriken connects Indre Arna to the city centre. On January 1, 2008, the Indre Arna urban settlement, as defined by Statistics Norway, had...

, Arnatveit, Garnes, Takvam, Songstad and Trengereid

Trengereid railway station

Trengereid is a local stop on the Bergensbanen railway. It is located far east in Bergen, Norway, in the Arna borough on the shore of the fjord Sørfjord...

.

The name

The Norse forms of the name was Arni (nominative) and Arna (dative) - and this was originally the old name of the bay Arnavågen. The name is very old, and it is maybe related to the Italian name Arno

Arno

The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.- Source and route :The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a southward curve...

.

In the dialect of the district the name was traditionally pronounced Ådna. This form is used in the names Ådnamarka, Ådnavegen, Ådnatun and Ådnanipa (or Arnanipa).

History

The parish of Haus

Haus, Norway

Haus is a village and a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.The village is located at the south-western costline of the Osterøy island, at the Sørfjorden fiord....

 was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...

), including the annex Bruvik

Bruvik

Not to be confused with Trygve Bruvik or Olav Bruvik.Bruvik is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located in south-eastern costline of the Osterøy island, at the fjord of Sørfjorden....

. On January 1, 1870 Bruvik with 2,062 inhabitants was separated from Haus to form a municipality of its own. The split left Haus with a population of 4,229. On January 1, 1964 the part of Haus situated at Osterøy was transferred to the new municipality

Municipalities of Norway

Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...

 of Osterøy

Osterøy

Osterøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is located in Lonevåg in the central part of the island, while the settlement with the largest population is Valestrandfossen with 1,012...

, whereas the remaining part on the mainland formed the municipality of Arna

Arna

Arna is a village on the eastern slopes of the Taygetus mountain range, at an altitude of 700m to 850m .Located in Laconia, in the Peloponnese, it forms part of the municipal unit of Faris. The nearest major towns are Gytheio, to the southeast, and Sparta, approximately 40 km to the north.The...

.

On January 1, 1972 the city Bergen was expanded by merging the municipalities Arna, Bergen, Fana

Fana

Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-History:Prior to 1972, Fana was an independent municipality which territory also included today's boroughs of Ytrebygda, Fyllingsdalen, and the southernmost part of Årstad.-Geography:...

, Laksevåg

Laksevåg

Laksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-Location:Laksevåg was separated from Askøy as a municipality of its own July 1, 1918. It was merged with Bergen January 1, 1972....

 and Åsane

Åsane

Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway, making up the northwestern part of the city.It was a municipality in Hordaland county, from January 1, 1904, when it was separated from Hamre, until January 1, 1972 when it was merged with Bergen . The area was developed from mostly farmland to a...

to one. By the time of the merger Arna had a population of 11 766.