Arna (municipality)
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Arna is a former municipality
in the county of Hordaland
, Norway
. Arna, in addition to Fana
, Laksevåg
and Åsane
, was merged with Bergen
1 January 1972. The area of the former municipality is today made up by the borough of Arna
.
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
in the county of 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...
, 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...
. Arna, in addition to Fana
Fana (municipality)
Fana is a former municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of "Fane" was established as a formannskapsdistrikt, the predecessor of today's municipalities , 1 January 1838. Fana, in addition to Arna, Laksevåg and Åsane, was merged with Bergen 1 January 1972...
, Laksevåg
Laksevåg (municipality)
Laksevåg is a former municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Laksevåg, in addition to Arna, Fana and Åsane, was merged with Bergen 1 January 1972. The area of the former municipality is today made up by the boroughs of Laksevåg....
and Åsane
Åsane (municipality)
Åsane is a former municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Åsane, in addition to Arna, Fana and Laksevåg was merged with Bergen 1 January 1972. The area of the former municipality is today made up by the borough of Åsane....
, was merged with Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
1 January 1972. The area of the former municipality is today made up by the borough 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...
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