Trengereid

Trengereid
Village
View of Trengereid
View of Trengereid
Interactive map of Trengereid
Coordinates: 60°25′40″N 5°37′24″E / 60.42766°N 5.62339°E / 60.42766; 5.62339
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictMidhordland
MunicipalityBergen Municipality
BoroughArna
Elevation63 m (207 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5263 Trengereid

Trengereid[2] is a village in the borough of Arna in Bergen Municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.[3]

History

In 1895, Johan Jebsen established a factory in Trengereid. The factory produced ribbons and lace, and it had its own power plant.[4] Today the Trengereid power plant has been modernized and is operated by BKK. Previously there was also mining at nearby Risnes, where lime was extracted.[5]

Infrastructure

Trengereid School

Above Trengereid there is a roundabout that routes traffic between Norwegian County Road 7 to Hardanger and European route E16 eastwards to Voss Municipality and westward to Bergen's city center, or via a bypass road down to Trengereid.[3][6]

Trengereid Station on the Bergen Line between Bergen and Myrdal via Voss stands below the village.

Neighborhoods and villages in Bergen Municipality

References

  1. ^ "Trengereid, Bergen". yr.no. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  3. ^ a b "Trengereid". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Trengereid Fabrikker / Cebelle-Trengereid". Industrimuseum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Risneskalk". Bergen byleksikon. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Trengereid". Norgeskart. Retrieved May 25, 2018.