Fana

For other uses of the word, see Fana (disambiguation)

Bydel Fana

City	odivelas
Borough	NO-9654420
Area (1998)  - Total (Ranked 1)  - Percent	159.70 km² c. 34 %
Population (2009)  - Total (Ranked 3)  - Percent of total  - Density]	36,951 14.66 % 231.38/km²

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

History

Further information: Fana (municipality)

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

Fana is at 159.7 km² the geographically largest of the city's boroughs. Most major industries in Fana are located near Nesttun, the administrative centre of Fana until the municipality was incorporated into Bergen. The north-eastern part is dominated by residential areas, being home to the majority of the borough's population, while the rest of the borough contains mostly forest, mountains, some farmland, in addition to a few minor settlements such as Fanahammeren, Nordvåg and Krokvåg.

Demography

As of 1 January 2009, Fana had a population of 36,951.

Landmarks

The main building at Gamlehaugen

Gamlehaugen is located by Nordåsvannet in northern Fana, south of Fjøsanger. The mansion is the residence of the Royal Family in Bergen, and is surrounded by a park. It was commissioned by Christian Michelsen, a shipping magnate and later Prime Minister of Norway, in 1899, and he lived there until his death in 1925. While the park is open to the public at almost all times, the building is only open for a few hours a day in the summer and receives about 2000 visitors a year.

Hop is the location of Troldhaugen, a museum and home of the composer Edvard Grieg 1885-1907.

A replica of the Fantoft Stave Church has been located in Fana since 1997. The original burned down in 1992, 109 years after it was moved to Bergen in 1883.

• Fantoft stave church (built 1150, rebuilt 1997).
• Fana church

Culture

Sport

Many notable sports teams come from the Fana area, such as IL Gneist, IL Bjarg and Fana IL and the athletics club FIK BFG Fana.

Transport

A shopping street in Nesttun, a commercial centre in Fana.

European route E39 passes through Fana. Between the border with Årstad north of Fjøsanger and Hop, E39 is the 4-lane dual carriage road Fritz C. Riebers veg. At Hop, E39 branches off from the 4-lane road and passes through two tunnels to Nesttun, wherefrom it continues south-westwards through Valla and Kaland before entering Os. From Hop, Fritz C. Riebers veg continues southwards as Rv 580 to Lagunen Storsenter. Eastwards, Rv 580 follows E39 to Nesttun, where it branches off and runs through Haukeland and Espeland to Indre Arna in Arna borough.

Prior to the construction of Fritz C. Riebers veg, the main road between central Bergen and Fana had been Rv 582, which passes through Storetveit, Paradis, Hop, Nesttun and Skjold from Årstad borough to Lagunen Storsenter. Other significant roads include Rv 546 from Lagunen Storsenter through Fanahammeren to Krokvåg, Rv 585 from Landås in Årstad through Nattland to Paradis, Fv 163 over Fanafjellet to Nordvik, and Fv 183 past Bjøllebotn to Myrdal.

Due to the insufficient standard of E39, the main road between Bergen and Os and Stavanger, plans have been prepared for a new 4-lane road southwards from Bergen. The new road, which will branch off from Fritz C. Riebers veg north of Lagunen, will be funded partly by toll revenue.

As elsewhere in Bergen, the bus service in Fana is operated by Tide.

Education

There are 13 elementary schools, three lower secondary schools, two combined elementary/lower secondary schools, one special school, and 3 upper secondary schools in Fana. With the exception of the upper secondary schools, which are administered by Hordaland county, the schools are owned and administered by Bergen municipality.