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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.
Flesland | |
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Neighborhood in Bergen | |
  Flesland Location of the neighborhood  Flesland Flesland (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 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) |
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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