Loddefjord

Loddefjord is an urban settlement in the borough of Laksevåg in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the city centre. Loddefjord consists mainly of high- and low-rise flats revolving around the local shopping mall. It is home to a large group of immigrants who came to Bergen in the late 1970s and 1980s.[2]

Loddefjord
Neighborhood in Bergen
View from Lyderhorn towards west
Nickname(s): 
Loddikken
Loddefjord
Location of the neighborhood
Loddefjord
Loddefjord (Norway)
Coordinates: 60.3688°N 5.2260°E / 60.3688; 5.2260
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
MunicipalityBergen
BoroughLaksevåg
Elevation54 m (177 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Informally, the area is sometimes referred to as "Loddikken".

References

  1. "Loddefjord, Bergen (Vestland)". yr.no. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Loddefjord" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2014.


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