Minde, Bergen
Encyclopedia
Minde is an neighbourhood in the southwestern part of Årstad borough in Bergen
, Norway
, south of Solheim and Kronstad
, west of Landås
, and north of Fjøsanger and Storetveit in Fana
borough. Parts of Minde were in Fana municipality
before the merger of 1972. It is home to the Bergen offices of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and Tine
, and the headquarters of the shipping company Odfjell
. The area is served by one elementary school
, Minde skole. An upper secondary school, Kristianborg videregående skole, was formerly located here, operated jointly by three free church
es. As it failed to attain a body of students large enough for the operation of the school to be economically viable, it closed after the end of the school year of 2007/2008.
, passes through Minde as Fjøsangerveien. The four-lane dual carriageway
passes through densely populated areas without grade separation
and there are plans for a 2.7 km long tunnel bypass between Danmarksplass and Fjøsanger. The project was not included in the National Transport Plan for the period 2010-2019. The first stage of the Bergen Light Rail
system, which is planned to open in June 2010, includes a station at Wergeland at Minde.
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 , ....
, 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...
, south of Solheim and Kronstad
Kronstad, Bergen
Kronstad is a neighbourhood in Årstad borough, Bergen, Norway. It is located in the north of the borough, south of Store Lungegårdsvannet, east of Solheim, north of Minde, west of Landås, and west of Møllendal and Haukeland in Bergenhus borough...
, west of Landås
Landås
Landås is a neighbourhood in the city of Bergen, Norway. Landås is located by the western side of the Ulriken mountain massif, from south-east of Haukeland University Hospital to Nattland almost 3 km further south. It was the last part of former Årstad municipality to be urbanised, the...
, and north of Fjøsanger and Storetveit in 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:...
borough. Parts of Minde were in Fana municipality
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...
before the merger of 1972. It is home to the Bergen offices of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and Tine
Tine (company)
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, and the headquarters of the shipping company Odfjell
Odfjell
Odfjell is a Norwegian shipping company operating seven tank terminals and 96 parcel tankers. The company has its headquarters in Bergen, Norway and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.-History:...
. The area is served by one elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
, Minde skole. An upper secondary school, Kristianborg videregående skole, was formerly located here, operated jointly by three free church
Free church
The term "free church" refers to a Christian denomination that is intrinsically separated from government . A free church does not define government policy, nor have governments define church policy or theology, nor seeks or receives government endorsement or funding for its general mission...
es. As it failed to attain a body of students large enough for the operation of the school to be economically viable, it closed after the end of the school year of 2007/2008.
Transport
The main highway to the city centre of Bergen, European route E39European route E39
E 39 is the designation of a 1330 km long north-south road in Norway and Denmark, running from Klett just south of Trondheim to Aalborg, via Orkanger, Vinjeøra, Halsa ... Straumsnes, Krifast, Batnfjordsøra, Molde ... Vestnes, Skodje, Ålesund ... Volda ... Nordfjordeid ... Sandane, Førde,...
, passes through Minde as Fjøsangerveien. The four-lane dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
passes through densely populated areas without grade separation
Grade separation
Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...
and there are plans for a 2.7 km long tunnel bypass between Danmarksplass and Fjøsanger. The project was not included in the National Transport Plan for the period 2010-2019. The first stage of the Bergen Light Rail
Bergen Light Rail
Bergen Light Rail is a light rail system in Bergen, Norway. The first stage of the project is a fifteen-station, stretch between the city center and Nesttun, which opened on 22 June 2010...
system, which is planned to open in June 2010, includes a station at Wergeland at Minde.