Fløyen

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Fløyen
Elevation	425 metres (1,394 ft)
Location	Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Prominence	27 m (89 ft)
Coordinates	60°23′40.90″N 5°20′36.30″E / 60.3946944, 5.3434167Coordinates: 60°23′40.90″N 5°20′36.30″E / 60.3946944, 5.3434167
Topo map	1115 I Bergen
Easiest route	funicular

Fløyen or Fløyfjellet (originally written Fløien) is the most visited of the seven mountains that surround the city of Bergen, Norway. It has a funicular system Fløibanen that transports passengers from the centre of Bergen to a height of 320 metres^[1] in roughly 8 minutes, and the actual highest point (425 metres) on Fløifjellet is approximately 1 km to the northeast. The funicular is used by tourists and citizens alike year-round.

[edit] References

1. ^ Fløibanen (Norwegian). Fløibanen AS (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-14.