Fyllingsdalen

Fyllingsdalen bydel

City	Bergen
Borough	NO-120104
Area (2008)  - Total (Ranked 7)  - Percent	18.84 km² ca. 4 %
Population (2008)  - Total (Ranked 6)  - Percent of total  - Density]	28,285 11.42 % 1501/km²

Fyllingsdalen is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway, located south-west of the city centre in the valley to the west of Løvstakken. The early name of the valley, Fynö dalen, was the origin of the name of the farm which gave Fyllingsdalen its name, Fyllingen. In 1955, Bergen municipality, lacking land to build on, annexed the valley, which at the time had a population of approximately 1,600. Prior to that time, Fyllingsdalen had belonged to the municipality of Fana, which was later merged into Bergen as well. The Puddefjord Bridge, opened in 1956, and the Løvstakken tunnel, opened in 1968, contributed greatly to the growth of the borough.

The neighbourhoods of Fyllingsdalen mainly consist of fairly large apartment buildings. The main service centre is the shopping centre Oasen, opened in 1971 Fyllingsdalen was constructed as a modern commuter town, but saw some commercial activity develop in the late 20th century.

Culture and education

Typical apartment buildings and terraced houses in Fyllingsdalen.

Fyllingsdalen contains three churches, several elementary schools and lower secondary schools, one upper secondary school and one nursing home, as well as police stations, surgeries, pharmacies and post offices.