Åsane Municipality
Åsane Municipality
Åsane kommune | |
|---|---|
| Aasane herred (historic name) Aasene herred (historic name) | |
Flaktveit in Åsane, seen from Vareggen. | |
Hordaland within Norway | |
Åsane within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°28′16″N 05°19′38″E / 60.47111°N 5.32722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1904 |
| • Preceded by | Hammer Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1972 |
| • Succeeded by | Bergen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Eidsvåg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1966–1971) | Henry Andreassen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 71.2 km2 (27.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #404 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) |
| Population (1971) | |
• Total | 18,161 |
| • Rank | #35 in Norway |
| • Density | 255.1/km2 (661/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +76.6% |
| Demonym | Åsabu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1255 |
Åsane is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 71.2-square-kilometre (27.5 sq mi) municipality existed from 1904 until its dissolution in 1972. The area is now part of Bergen Municipality in the traditional district of Midhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Eidsvåg. The municipality encompassed the northern part of the Bergen Peninsula, roughly corresponding to the present-day borough of Åsane, north of the city centre of Bergen. The main church for the municipality was Åsane Church.
Prior to its dissolution in 1972, the 71.2-square-kilometre (27.5 sq mi) municipality was the 404th largest by area out of the 449 municipalities in Norway. Åsane Municipality was the 35th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 18,161. The municipality's population density was 255.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (661/sq mi) and its population had increased by 76.6% over the previous 10-year period.