Laksevåg
Laksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is located in the western part of the municipality. Historically, the area was called Laxevaag, and it was a separate municipality until 1972 when it was merged into Bergen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: borough in Bergen, Norway
- Also known as: “Laksevag”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laksevåg Church and Grieg Hall.
Laksevåg Church
Church
Photo: HMPinnsvinet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laksevåg Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Laksevåg in the city of Bergen.
Grieg Hall
Music venue
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Grieg Hall is a 1,500 seat concert hall located on Edvard Griegs plass in Bergen, Norway. Grieghallen was named in honor of Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who served as music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandviksfjellet and Brushytten.
Sandviksfjellet
Locality
Photo: Shark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandviksfjellet is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen. Sandviksfjellet is situated 3½ km northeast of Laksevåg.
Brushytten
Locality
Photo: Smtunli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brushytten is a locality, which is situated 4 km east of Laksevåg.
Loddefjord
Suburb
Photo: Cavernia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loddefjord is an urban settlement in the borough of Laksevåg in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 6 kilometres southwest of the city centre. Loddefjord is situated 4½ km southwest of Laksevåg.
Laksevåg
- Categories: administrative territorial entity of Norway, city district, and locality
- Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.38761° or 60° 23′ 15″ northLongitude
5.29257° or 5° 17′ 33″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO LVGOpen location code
9FG797QV+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 291036365OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3148518Wikidata ID
Q2695448
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Laksevåg” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Laksevåg”
- Chinese: “拉克瑟沃格”
- Dutch: “Laksevåg”
- Finnish: “Laksevåg”
- French: “Laksevåg”
- Japanese: “ラクセヴォグ”
- Javanese: “Laksevåg”
- Malay: “Laksevåg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Laksevåg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Laksevåg”
- Norwegian: “Laksevåg”
- Swedish: “Laksevåg”
- Turkish: “Laksevåg”
- Urdu: “لاکسیواگ”
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