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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1980	35,532	—
1990	29,850	−16.0%
2001	32,097	+7.5%
2008	35,967	+12.1%
2009	37,073	+3.1%
Source: Statistics Norway.

Bergenhus is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.

Location

Named after the historic Bergenhus fortress, Bergenhus makes up the city centre and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, including Sandviken and Kalfaret, as well as the mountains to the north and east of the city centre. It stretches from Haukeland University Hospital in the south to Lønborg in the north, and covers the entire mountain side and the peninsula bounded by the bay of Store Lungegårdsvann, Puddefjorden and Byfjorden that forms the city's center. Bergenhus is surrounded by neighborhoods Åsane in the north, Arna in the east, south and Årstad and Laksevåg in the west, and by Askøy the northwest.

Higher education

Local attractions

Other sources

Hartvedt, Gunnar Hagen (1994) Bergen byleksikon (Kunnskapsforlaget)
Gjerstad, Jo (2007) En kort beretning om Kalfaret : med hovedvekt på eiendommen Lille Kalfaret: et bidrag til Bergens kulturhistorie (Bergen: BodoniO) ISBN 9788271284664.

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-'''Bergenhus''' is a borough of the city of [[Bergen]], [[Norway]]. Named after the [[Bergenhus fortress]], it makes up the city centre and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, such as [[Sandviken, Norway|Sandviken]] and [[Kalfaret]], as well as the mountains to the north and east of the city centre.
+'''Bergenhus''' is a borough of the city of [[Bergen]], [[Norway]].
+==Location==
+Named after the historic [[Bergenhus fortress]], Bergenhus makes up the city centre and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, including [[Sandviken, Norway|Sandviken]] and [[Kalfaret]], as well as the mountains to the north and east of the city centre. It stretches from [[Haukeland University Hospital]] in the south to [[Lønborg]] in the north, and covers the entire mountain side and the peninsula bounded by the bay of [[Store Lungegårdsvann]], [[Puddefjorden]] and Byfjorden that forms the city's center. Bergenhus is surrounded by neighborhoods [[Åsane]] in the north, [[Arna]] in the east, south and [[Årstad]] and  [[Laksevåg]] in the west, and by [[Askøy]] the northwest.
+==Higher education==
+*[[Bergen School of Architecture]]
+*[[Grieg Academy]]
+*[[University of Bergen]]
+* [[Norwegian School of Management]]
+==Local attractions==
+*[[Bergenhus fortress]]
+*[[Haakon's Hall]]
+*[[Rosenkrantz Tower]]
+*[[Koengen]]
+*[[Sverresborg (Bergen)|Sverresborg fortress]]
+*[[St Mary's Church, Bergen |St Mary's Church]]
+*[[Bergen Cathedral]]
+*[[St John's Church, Bergen|St John's Church]]
+*[[Korskirken|Cross Church]]
+*[[Nykirken|New Church]]
+==Other sources==
+*Hartvedt, Gunnar Hagen (1994) ''Bergen byleksikon'' (Kunnskapsforlaget)
+*Gjerstad, Jo (2007)  ''En kort beretning om Kalfaret : med hovedvekt på eiendommen Lille Kalfaret: et bidrag til Bergens kulturhistorie'' (Bergen: BodoniO) ISBN 9788271284664.
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