Laksevåg (municipality)
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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
.
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...
. Laksevåg, in addition to Arna
Arna (municipality)
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....
, 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...
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 boroughs of 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....
.