Bergenhus

Bergenhus bydel
—  Borough  —
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°24′N 5°20′E / 60.4°N 5.333°E / 60.4; 5.333Coordinates: 60°24′N 5°20′E / 60.4°N 5.333°E / 60.4; 5.333
Country	Norway
City	Bergen
Area
• Total	26.58 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Area rank	6th
	ca. 6% of total
Population (2008)
• Total	35,967
• Rank	4th
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
	14.52% of total
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	NO-120102

Boroughs of Bergen

Bergenhus is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.

Location

Named after the historic Bergenhus Fortress, Bergenhus makes up the city centre and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, including Sandviken and Kalfaret, as well as the mountains to the north and east of the city centre. It stretches from Haukeland University Hospital in the south to Lønborg in the north, and covers the entire mountain side and the peninsula bounded by the bay of Store Lungegårdsvannet, Puddefjorden and Byfjorden that forms the city's center. Bergenhus is surrounded by the neighborhoods Åsane in the north, Arna in the east, Årstad to the south, Laksevåg to the west and by Askøy to the northwest.

The borough of Bergenhus includes the neighborhood of Bryggen, Ladegården, Kalfaret, Møhlenpris, Nordnes, Sandviken, Solheimsviken, Sydnes and Verftet. It is the site of some of the most historic building in Bergen including Bergenhus Fortress with Haakon's Hall and Rosenkrantz Tower. It is also the location of the University of Bergen and Bergen Cathedral.

Higher education

• Bergen School of Architecture
• Grieg Academy
• University of Bergen
• Norwegian School of Management

Local attractions

• Bergenhus Fortress
• Haakon's Hall
• Rosenkrantz Tower
• Koengen
• Sverresborg Fortress (Bergenhus festning)
• St Mary's Church (Mariakirken)
• Bergen Cathedral (Bergen domkirke)
• St John's Church (Johanneskirken)
• Cross Church (Korskirken)
• New Church (Nykirken)
• Sandviken Church (Sandvikskirken) ^[1]

References

Other sources

• Hartvedt, Gunnar Hagen (1994) Bergen byleksikon (Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget) ISBN 82-573-0485-9
• Gjerstad, Jo (2007) En kort beretning om Kalfaret : med hovedvekt på eiendommen Lille Kalfaret: et bidrag til Bergens kulturhistorie (Bergen: Bodonio) ISBN 978-82-7128-466-4.
• Lidén, Hans-Emil, Magerøy, Ellen Marie (1983) Norges kirker (Oslo) ISBN 82-05-14299-8

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