Fyllingsdalen

Fyllingsdalen bydel
Typical apartment buildings and terraced houses in Fyllingsdalen
Typical apartment buildings and terraced houses in Fyllingsdalen
Map of the 8 boroughs of Bergen
Map of the 8 boroughs of Bergen
Coordinates: 60°20′55″N 05°17′20″E / 60.34861°N 5.28889°E / 60.34861; 5.28889
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictMidhordland
CityBergen
Area
 • Total17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
 4% of total
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total29 650
 • Rank6th
 10.7% of total
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-120104

Fyllingsdalen (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈfʏ̂lːɪŋsˌdɑːɫn̩]) is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is located southwest of the city centre in the Fyllingsdalen valley, west of the mountain Løvstakken. The neighbourhoods of Fyllingsdalen mainly consist of fairly large apartment buildings with little industry or commerce.[2]

The valley's name comes from the farm name "Fyllingen" (from Old Norse: 'fylingr', related to Old Norse 'fæla' - hide/hidden) and "dale" (from Old Norse: 'dalr' - valley) and is attested in 1437 as "Fylingir" .[2] (see also Sandnes/Stemshaug: Norsk Stadnamnleksikon, Samlaget, Oslo 1990). See Fylingdales.

  1. ^ "Families and households 2018". Statistics Norway. 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Fyllingsdalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 October 2014.