Fanahammeren
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60°15′48″N 5°20′45″E / 60.2634°N 5.3457°E
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Fanahammeren or Fanahammaren is a residential village area at the eastern end of the Fanafjorden in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Fanahammeren lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the city centre.[1]
The village area was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Fana which existed until 1972 when it was merged into Bergen. The historic Fana Church is located here.
The 2.78-square-kilometre (690-acre) village area has a population (2012) of 3,690, giving the village a population density of 1,327 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,440/sq mi).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Fanahammeren" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2012). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".