# Nesttun

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Neighborhood in Bergen in Vestland, Western Norway, Norway

Nesttun Neighborhood in Bergen To the left: foundation for the tracks of the now completed Bergen Light Rail system. To the right, pedestrian street outside shopping center NesttunSenteret Interactive map of Nesttun Coordinates: 60°18′59″N 5°21′15″E / 60.3163°N 5.3543°E / 60.3163; 5.3543 Country Norway Region Western Norway County Vestland Municipality Bergen Borough Fana Elevation [1] 26 m (85 ft) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)

**Nesttun**[2] is an urban settlement in the borough of [Fana](/source/Fana%2C_Bergen) in [Bergen Municipality](/source/Bergen_Municipality) in [Vestland](/source/Vestland) county, Norway. It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the city centre of [Bergen](/source/Bergen_(city)). It was the centre of the old [Fana Municipality](/source/Fana_Municipality), which merged with Bergen Municipality in 1972, and is today the centre of the borough of Fana. Nesttun contains a mall, several smaller shops, a library, and [Birkeland Church](/source/Birkeland_Church_(Bergen)).

## Climate

A problem facing Nesttun is [flooding](/source/Flooding) after heavy rain. In 2005, heavy rain caused the river that flows through the town to break its banks. A 2014 article in [Fanaposten](/source/Fanaposten) said that the municipality has taken too few measures to avoid flooding of the magnitude of the 2005 flooding.[3][4]

## Transport

Until the opening of the [Ulriken Tunnel](/source/Ulriken_Tunnel) in 1964, Nesttun was a station on the [Bergensbanen](/source/Bergensbanen) railway, and a station on the [Nesttun-Osbanen](/source/Nesttun-Osbanen) railway until its closure in 1935. After lengthy construction work, the two double-lane roads which went through the centre of Nesttun were converted into a pedestrian mall and a single-lane road. Nesttun is a major [traffic junction](/source/Junction_(traffic)) of the Bergen area, and this status was strengthened in 2010, when the first phase of the [Bergen Light Rail system](/source/Bergen_Light_Rail) is completed. Buses to the city centre of Bergen depart Nesttun every five minutes.

## Culture

### Education

There are several schools in the immediate vicinity of Nesttun. Midtun skole and Slåtthaug ungdomsskole are located directly to the south, the former being an [elementary school](/source/Elementary_school) and the latter a [lower secondary school](/source/Lower_secondary_school). Ulsmåg skole, an elementary school, is located to the east of Nesttun. The closest upper secondary schools are [Fana gymnas](/source/Fana_gymnas), the [Rudolf Steiner school](/source/Steiner-Waldorf_school) of Bergen, and [Slåtthaug videregående skole](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sl%C3%A5tthaug_videreg%C3%A5ende_skole&action=edit&redlink=1), as well as [Bjørkåsen videregående skole](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bj%C3%B8rk%C3%A5sen_videreg%C3%A5ende_skole&action=edit&redlink=1), a [special school](/source/Special_school) for [deaf](/source/Deaf) students.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Nesttun, Bergen (Vestland)"](https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vestland/Bergen/Nesttun/). [yr.no](/source/Yr.no). Retrieved 17 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-name_2-0)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/430851). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 1 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Flomkrangel"](https://ekstern.filer.uib.no/matnat/gfi/media/PDF/2014/Helge_Drange_Fanaposten_14032014.pdf) (PDF). *Fanaposten* (in Norwegian). 14 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sa nei til flomsikring - i går rant Nesttun over"](http://www.bt.no/lokalt/bergen/article196526.ece). *Bergens Tidende* (in Norwegian). 15 January 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2007.

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