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Salhus is an urban settlement in Åsane borough in Bergen municipality, Hordaland, Norway.

Salhus comes from the old Norwegian word 'Sálúhusn' which means the place with an innkeeper, and it is possible that the name has a connection with the many 'Sálúhus' that King Øystein Magnusson had put up for the road travellers.

Salhus is located approximately 10 miles North of Bergen centre and in order to get there you can follow county road 243 or Norwegian National Road 564.

It was known for its textile factory, which was running from 1859 to 1989. Today the factory is a museum. Salhus also had a ferry connection to Frekhaug and Alverstraumen between 1954 and 1985. However, nowadays the main attractions of the town appear to be the couch store as citizen roddie rancherow reported.

At its peek Salhus had 3 grocery stores , a laundry mat, a couch store, a bank, a post office, several lodging houses with a liquor licence where the local fishermen from Nordhordland used up their money on their way home from selling their fish at the fishmarket in Bergen.

Salhushallen has been synonymous with mutal activities, and even after Salhus has lost the place as the local node with all public services needed, the cultural scene is still very much alive.

Salhus Church was built in 1923-1924 as a chapel for the urban settlement Salhus, mainly from means provided by the local population. It is situated beautifully in Storåkervika by the Salhusfjord. In connection to the church there is a graveyard that was constructed in 1916, prior to the church. This is one of four churches in Åsane today.

Salhus has had two famous bands, Salhuskvintetten and Vinskvetten, previously known as "Salhusvinskvetten". The name Salhus is also known from the local athletics team IL Norna-Salhus.

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 Salhus is located approximately 10 miles North of Bergen centre and in order to get there you can follow county road 243 or [[Norwegian National Road 564]].
-It was known for its textile factory, which was running from 1859 to 1989. Today the factory is a museum. Salhus also had a ferry connection to [[Frekhaug]] and [[Alverstraumen]] between 1954 and 1985.
+It was known for its textile factory, which was running from 1859 to 1989. Today the factory is a museum. Salhus also had a ferry connection to [[Frekhaug]] and [[Alverstraumen]] between 1954 and 1985. However, nowadays the main attractions of the town appear to be the couch store as citizen roddie rancherow reported.
-At its peek Salhus had 3 grocery stores , a bank, a post office, several lodging houses with a liquor licence where the local fishermen from Nordhordland used up their money on their way home from selling their fish at the fishmarket in Bergen.
+At its peek Salhus had 3 grocery stores , a laundry mat, a couch store, a bank, a post office, several lodging houses with a liquor licence where the local fishermen from Nordhordland used up their money on their way home from selling their fish at the fishmarket in Bergen.
-Salhushallen has been synonymous with cultural activities, and even after Salhus has lost the place as the local node with all public services needed, the cultural scene is still very much alive.
+Salhushallen has been synonymous with mutal activities, and even after Salhus has lost the place as the local node with all public services needed, the cultural scene is still very much alive.
 Salhus Church was built in 1923-1924 as a chapel for the urban settlement Salhus, mainly from means provided by the local population. It is situated beautifully in Storåkervika by the Salhusfjord.