Åsane

Infobox_Bydel
name=Åsane
idnumber=120108
city=Bergen
capital=
area_as_of=2008
arearank=3
area=71.01
areapercent=ca. 15
population_as_of=2008
populationrank=1
population=38,487
populationpercent=15.5
populationdensity=542

Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway, making up the north-western part of the city.

It was a municipality in Hordaland county, from January 1, 1904, when it was separated from Hamre, until January 1, 1972 when it (together with Arna, Fana and Laksevåg) merged with Bergen.

The road connections to Åsane from downtown Bergen is provided by the E16 highway which continues to Arna. The road connection to the northern municipalities in Hordaland is provided by the E39 highway.

Åsane have two well-known bands, Salhuskvintetten, and Vinskvetten, formerly known as "Salhusvinskvetten".

Famous residents

*Stig Holmås (1946), author
*Arne Sandstø (1966), football coach
*Kenneth Storvik (1972), footballplayer
*Heikki Holmås (1972), politician
*Anders Styve (1974), boxer
*Mette Davidsen (1976), handballplayer
*Trude Gundersen (1977), Olympic silver medal winner in taekwondo
*Kurt Nilsen (1978), musician and winner of Idol (Norway) and World Idol
*Alex Marcel Valencia (1979), footballplayer
*Helge Haugen (1982), footballplayer
*Nathalie Nordnes (1984), musician

External links

* [http://www.asanefotball.no/ Åsane Football Club]
* [http://www.aasane-senter.no/ Åsane Shoppingcenter]
* [http://avs.hfk.no/ Åsane videregående skole]