Solheimsviken
Encyclopedia
Solheimsviken is a bay and a neighbourhood in the city of Bergen
, Norway
. The bay is situated at the end of the strait of Damsgårdssundet, near Store Lungegårdsvann. Located near the city centre of Bergen, Solheimsviken was the first urbanized area in Årstad municipality (now Årstad borough).
Solheimsviken has traditionally been dominated by heavy industry, although none of this remains. In recent years, inner Solheimsviken has been developed into a business park
with the presence of several companies including the headquarters of GC Rieber
, as well as the convention centre Arenum. There are further plans for new combined hotel and convention centre as well as a new regional headquarters for the financial group DnB NOR
.
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...
. The bay is situated at the end of the strait of Damsgårdssundet, near Store Lungegårdsvann. Located near the city centre of Bergen, Solheimsviken was the first urbanized area in Årstad municipality (now Årstad borough).
Solheimsviken has traditionally been dominated by heavy industry, although none of this remains. In recent years, inner Solheimsviken has been developed into a business park
Business park
A business park or office park is an area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. All of the work that goes on is commercial, not industrial or residential....
with the presence of several companies including the headquarters of GC Rieber
GC Rieber
GC Rieber is a private company that operates within the fields of marine oils, pelts, salt including for agriculture and nutrients. The company is based in Bergen, Norway. Operations are performed by the subsidiaries GC Rieber Skinn AS, GC Rieber Salt AS, Carino Company Limited, GC Rieber Eiendom...
, as well as the convention centre Arenum. There are further plans for new combined hotel and convention centre as well as a new regional headquarters for the financial group DnB NOR
DnB NOR
DNB ASA is Norway's largest financial services group with total combined assets of more than NOK 2.0 trillion and a market capitalisation NOK 102 billion as per December the 31st. The Group includes brands such as DNB, Vital, Nordlandsbanken, Cresco, Postbanken, DnB NORD and Carlson...
.