User:Makkkkus/Sentrum (Sandnes)

58.85265°N, 5.73544°W Sentrum (literally Center) is a planning area for the city of Sandnes. Most of the area is in the borough of Trones og Sentrum, but it also stretches into Austrått, Sandved and Hana.

Sandnes sentrum is one of two regional centers in the Stavanger/Sandnes urban area and composes the population center of Sandnes. The area is 1,04 km².

Vågsgjerd
Vågsgjerd is made up of the blocks south of Vogsgjerdveien towards Skeiene and is one of the city's old working-class residential areas. The area is located just south of the old industrial area in Vågen and is made up of mostly small houses, some with gardens. Some of the buildings are worthy of preservation, but industry has expanded into the area, and destroyed some of the old buildings.

The origin of the name is probably a fence from the 1500's following todays Høylandsgate. The fence is mentioned in a verdict for a neighbour dispute from 1597. Another option is a stone fence that went from Vogsgjerdveien and made the first city border.

The railway
The railway has since its opening, split the city in two. First on street level with pedestrian crossings, and since 1955 on an elevated platform through the city. In 1996, Sandnes stasjon was moved to Rutebilstasjonen which is located in the absolute center of the city. The old goods terminal with attached industry, located further south, is re-regulated.

Culture
Sentrum has a set of galleries and nightclubs, stages and cinemas. Sandnes kulturhus is located in Vågen, right next to Vågen upper secondary school.

Jærmuseet owns a full city block in Krossen, right next to Storgata. It owns Abelloftet, located inside Huset Vårt, an earlier production facility for Øglænd, and later, one of Norway's first shopping malls. It also owns the Science Factory, located wall-to-wall with Huset Vårt.