Flesland

Flesland
Flesland
Neighborhood in Bergen
	Flesland Location of the neighborhood Flesland Flesland (Norway)
	Coordinates: 60°17′45″N 5°12′46″E / 60.2958°N 5.2129°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
Municipality	Bergen
Borough	Ytrebygda
Area
• Total	0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	352
• Density	819/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Flesland is a village in the borough of Ytrebygda in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It sits on the western coast of the Bergen Peninsula, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of the city centre of Bergen. It is the site of Bergen Airport, Flesland and Flesland Air Station.

The 0.43-square-kilometre (110-acre) village has a population (2019) of 352 and a population density of 819 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,120/sq mi).^[2]

Name

The village is named after the old Flesland farm, and the Old Norse form of the name was probably Flesjaland. The first element is the genitive plural of fles which means "skerry" or "sunken rock" and the last element is land which means "land" or "farm".^[3]

References

^ "Flesland, Bergen (Vestland)". yr.no. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 243.

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[1] "Flesland, Bergen (Vestland)". yr.no. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[ssb-2] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[3] Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 243.

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Flesland
Neighborhood in Bergen
Flesland Location of the neighborhood Show map of Vestland Flesland Flesland (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 60°17′45″N 5°12′46″E / 60.2958°N 5.2129°E / 60.2958; 5.2129
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
Municipality	Bergen
Borough	Ytrebygda
Area
• Total	0.43 km² (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation ^[1]	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	352
• Density	819/km² (2,120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)