Espeland

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{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Espeland

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Neighborhood in Bergen

|image_skyline = Espeland holdeplass.JPG

|image_caption = View of the neighborhood Espeland train station on the Old Voss Line

|pushpin_map = Vestland#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = top

|pushpin_mapsize =

|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the neighborhood

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestland

|subdivision_type3 = Municipality

|subdivision_name3 = Bergen

|subdivision_type4 = Borough

|subdivision_name4 = Arna

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_total_km2 = 2.19

|population_as_of = 2012

|population_total = 2182

|population_density_km2 = 996

|coordinates = {{coord|60.3833|5.46667|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 85

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Espeland, Bergen (Vestland) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vestland/Bergen/Espeland~92513/ |access-date=2020-06-16 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Espeland is a village in the borough of Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Espeland |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |url=https://snl.no/Espeland |accessdate=2016-10-01 |author=Nina Aldin Thune}} Espeland is located north of Lake Haukeland ({{langx|no|Haukelandsvatnet}}) and Mount Livarden.{{Cite book |last=Jaffe |first=Dennis |title=Exploring Europe by RV: A Practical Guide to RV Travel in Europe |publisher=Globe Pequot Press |year=1994 |location=Old Saybrook, CT |pages=109}}{{Cite book |last=Gullick |first=C. F. W. R. |title=Norway |last2=Aste |first2=E. A. |publisher=Naval Intelligence Division |year=1943 |volume=2 |location=London |pages=168}} The village of Indre Arna lies about {{convert|4|km}} to the north.

The {{convert|2.19|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2012) of 2,182 and a population density of {{convert|996|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2012 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/english/kortnavn/beftett_en/tab-2012-09-06-01-en.html}} Starting in 2013, Espeland has been included in the urban area of Arna and separate population statistics are no longer tracked.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2013 |title=Nye og utgåtte tettsteder |url=https://www.ssb.no/184411/nye-og-utg%C3%A5tte-tettsteder.1.januar-2013 |language=Norwegian}}

Espeland was the site of the Espeland concentration camp ({{langx|no|Espeland fangeleir}}) built under the direction of German occupation forces between 1942 and 1943.{{Cite web |title=Espeland fangeleir |url=http://www.bergenbyarkiv.no/bergenbyleksikon/arkiv/1424633 |access-date=October 1, 2016 |publisher=Bergen byleksikon}}