Nordnes

Nordnes
Neighbourhood
View of Nordnes (left) and Vågen from Fløyen
Nickname(s): Nordnes
Country	Norway
County	Hordaland
District	Midhordland
Municipality	Bergen
Borough	Bergenhus
Area
• Total	0.20 km² (0.08 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,817
• Density	9,100/km² (24,000/sq mi)
	As an unofficial area the population can't be fully determined
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)

Nordnes has several dense clusters of wooden houses and narrow alleys.

Nordnes is a peninsula and neighbourhood in the city centre of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. The Vågen, Byfjorden, and Puddefjorden surround the peninsula. The Bergen Aquarium is located at the tip of the peninsula. The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research and Fredriksberg Fortress are also located on Nordnes. The Nykirken is the church located in this neighborhood.

The neighbourhood Nordnes includes approximately 50% of the peninsula. The neighbourhoods Strandsiden and Verftet, as well as parts of Nøstet, are also located on Nordnes.

Recreation areas

Recreation areas include Nordnes Park and the Ballast Pier (Ballast-bryggen^[1]).

One of the main recreation activities the locals do at Nordnes, is visiting the "Nordnes sjøbad"(Nordnes-sjøbad^[2]). This is an outdoor swimming facility with a heated pool and possibility to swim in the fjord. The "Nordnes sjøbad" is open from 18th May to 1th September.

References

Official map of Bergen's traditional neighborhoods
Hartvedt, Gunnar Hagen (1994). "Nordnes". Bergen byleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 340. ISBN 82-573-0485-9.

Neighbourhoods of Bergen, Norway

Arna	Espeland Indre Arna Ytre Arna

Årstad	Gyldenpris Kronstad Landås Løvstakksiden Minde Nattland Solheim Slettebakken

Åsane	Eidsvåg Flaktveit

Bergenhus	Bryggen Eidemarken Engen Fjellet Kalfaret Ladegården Marken Møhlenpris Nordnes Nygård Nøstet Sandviken Sentrum Skansen Skuteviken Strandsiden Stølen Sydnes Verftet Vågsbunnen Ytre Sandviken

Fana	Fanahammeren Nattland Nesttun Paradis

Fyllingsdalen	Bønes Nedre Fyllingen Traudalen

Laksevåg	Alvøen Bjørndal Drotningsvik Godvik Gravdal Hetlevik Håkonshella Kjøkkelvik Loddefjord Loddefjorddalen Mathopen Olsvik Vadmyra

Ytrebygda	Milde Steinsvik

Coordinates: 60°23′53″N 5°18′30″E / 60.39806°N 5.30833°E / 60.39806; 5.30833

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