'Åsane' is a borough of the city of
Bergen, Norway, making up the north-western part of the city.
It was a municipality in
Hordaland county, from January 1, 1904, when it was separated from
Hamre, until January 1, 1972 when it (together with
Arna,
Fana and
Laksevåg) merged with Bergen.
The road connections to Åsane from downtown Bergen is provided by the
E16 highway which continues to Arna. The road connection to the northern municipalities in
Hordaland is provided by the
E39 highway.
If Åsane was to become a city of its own, it would have been the seventeenth largest city in Norway.
Åsane have two well-known bands,
Salhuskvintetten, and
Vinskvetten, formerly known as "Salhusvinskvetten".
Famous people from Åsane
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Stig Holmås (1946), author
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Arne Sandstø (1966), football coach
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Kenneth Storvik (1972), footballplayer
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Heikki Holmås (1972), politician
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Anders Styve (1974), boxer
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Mette Davidsen (1976), handballplayer
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Trude Gundersen (1977), Olympic silver medal winner in
taekwondo
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Kurt Nilsen (1978), musician and winner of
Idol (Norway) and
World Idol
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Alex Marcel Valencia (1979), footballplayer
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Helge Haugen (1982), footballplayer
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Nathalie Nordnes (1984), musician
External links
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Åsane Football Club
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Åsane Shoppingcenter
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Åsane videregående skole