Åsane (municipality)
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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
.
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...
. Åsane, 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 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....
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 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...
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