The name Byåsen can be translated into "City Hill", which describes its elevated position, overlooking the rest of Trondheim.
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There is, however, an 18-hole golf course at the agricultural lowland area Byneset, located just west of Bymarka.
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First steps to building a tramway in Byåsen were taken in 1916 when A/S Graakalbanen was founded to build a tramway from the City Centre via Byåsen to the mountain Gråkallen.