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'Årstad' is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.
Årstad was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It was merged with the municipality and county of Bergen on July 1, 1915.^[1]

It is located south of the city centre, with a population of around 34,337. It is the only borough not separated from the city centre borough, Bergenhus, by the mountains.
Årstad is home to Bergen's hospital, Haukeland University Hospital, as well as Norway's second largest vocational high school, Årstad videregående skole (the largest being Sandefjord videregående skole^[2]), and the stadiums of the two largest local football (soccer) teams, Brann and Løv-Ham.

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Etymology

References

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Etymology

During the early Viking ages a king of Norway is believed to have had a farm at the foot of Ulriken called ''Álreksstaðir'' (Alrekstad). It is believed (ref. ''Norsk Stadnamnleksikon'') that the name Álreksstaðir is derived from Ulriken rather than the name Alrekr.
The name ''Årstad'' is probably an abbreviation of the word Alrekstad. Strangely, Alrekstad (included in, but not limited to, the place now called Årstadvollen) is not a part of the borough of Årstad, but Bergenhus.

References

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2. http://www.vilbli.no/4daction/WA_Artikkel/?Niva=V&Area=7&Bok=001062&Artikkel=001079

See also

★ Bergen

External links

★ Årstad videregående skole

★ Årstad IL

★ Helse Bergen - Haukeland University Hospital (in English)