Flesland
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This article is about the village. For the airport, see Bergen Airport, Flesland.
Flesland is a village in Bergen municipality, Norway. As of January 1, 2008, its population is 335.[1]
It is the site of Bergen Airport, Flesland.
[edit] The name
The village is named after the old farm Flesland, and the Norse form of the name was probably Flesjaland. The first element is the genitive plural of fles f 'skerry, sunken rock', the last element is land n 'land, farm'.
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Coordinates: 60°18′N 5°13′E / 60.3°N 5.217°E
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