Bergen landdistrikt
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Bergen landdistrikt (English: Bergen rural district) is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1877 when it was merged into the neighboring city of Bergen. Bergen landdistrikt encompassed about 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) of land surrounding the city of Bergen, including the present neighborhoods of Møhlenpris, Nygård, Kalfaret, Sandviken, and Ytre Sandviken as well as the mountains Fløyfjellet and Sandviksfjellet.[3]
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Rural District of Bergen
Bergen landdistrikt | |
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Domkirken og Korskirken landsogn (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 60°23′30″N 05°21′07″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Midhordland |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1877 |
• Succeeded by | Bergen Municipality |
Administrative centre | Bergen |
Government | |
• Mayor (1870-1876) | Ditlef Bruland |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Population (1877) | |
• Total | 4,883 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Bergenser Bergensar[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1281[2] |
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