Puddefjorden

Puddefjorden
View of the bay
LocationVestland county, Norway
Coordinates60°23′32″N 5°17′54″E / 60.39209°N 5.2982°E / 60.39209; 5.2982
TypeBay
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
SettlementsBergen
Location
Interactive map of Puddefjorden

Puddefjorden (sometimes anglicized as Pudde Fjord) is an inlet or bay in the central part of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. An arm off of the main Byfjorden, the Puddefjorden is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long and stretches from the tip of the Nordnes peninsula to the Solheimsviken bay at the entrance to the Store Lungegårdsvannet bay. The fjord is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) at its widest, between Nordnes and the inner part of the borough of Laksevåg. The innermost part of the fjord, known as Damsgårdssundet, is much narrower, scarcely 100 metres (330 ft) wide at its narrowest. The fjord is located next to some of Bergen's most important industrial areas, and has played a significant part in the city's development and industrialisation.