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Store Lungegårdsvannet is abay located in the city and municipality ofBergen inVestland county,Norway. The bay separates the city centre, located in the borough ofBergenhus, from the southern boroughs of the city,Årstad,Fana andYtrebygda. The bay is situated at the end of thePuddefjorden.
The bay is named after the farm ofLungegården, the estate of the Danish noblemanVincens Lunge. In theMiddle Ages, the bay was namedAlrekstadvågen, after the royal farm ofAlrekstad. Historically, the lakeLille Lungegårdsvannet was located just northwest of the bay, and it emptied into the bay. In the 1930s, the bay, and the area surrounding it, was an attractive recreation area for the inhabitants of the city, withboat harbours andbeaches. Starting in the 1950s, the bay was seen as a resource for the city to cover the acute need for free, unused land. As a result, several large parts of the bay, mainly on the northern shore, have been filled in, so much so that there is no longer any connection between this bay and the lake Lille Lungegårdsvannet. There is over 700 metres (2,300 ft) of land between the now-landlocked lake and the bay. TheNygård Bridge crosses the western end of the bay, as the water flows into the Puddefjorden.
It has a marina.[1]
60°22′56″N5°20′38″E / 60.382265°N 5.3438186°E /60.382265; 5.3438186
