Årstad is a
former municipality in
Hordaland county,
Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1915 when it was merged into the city of
Bergen. The municipality of Årstad (historically spelled
Aarstad) was a southern suburb of the city of Bergen, mostly located in the valley to the south of the bay
Store Lungegårdsvannet and the
Puddefjorden all the way south to the village of
Nattland. The
administrative centre of Årstad was the village of
Kronstad. The mountain
Ulriken lies to the east of Årstad and the mountain
Løvstakken lies to the west. The municipality is named after the medieval farm
Alrekstad, located on this site. The area of the old municipality somewhat corresponds to the present-day borough of
Årstad in the city of Bergen.