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The city of Bergen was traditionally thought to have been founded by king [[Olaf III of Norway|Olav Kyrre]], son of [[Harald III of Norway|Harald Hardråde]] in 1070 AD,<ref name="omkomm">{{cite web|url=http://www.bergen.kommune.no/aktuelt/omkommunen |title=Om kommunen |accessdate=16 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |year=2007 |author=Elisabeth Farstad |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005165817/http://www.bergen.kommune.no |
The city of Bergen was traditionally thought to have been founded by king [[Olaf III of Norway|Olav Kyrre]], son of [[Harald III of Norway|Harald Hardråde]] in 1070 AD,<ref name="omkomm">{{cite web|url=http://www.bergen.kommune.no/aktuelt/omkommunen |title=Om kommunen |accessdate=16 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |year=2007 |author=Elisabeth Farstad |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005165817/http://www.bergen.kommune.no/aktuelt/omkommunen |archivedate=5 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> four years after the Viking Age ended with the [[Battle of Hastings]]. Modern research has, however, discovered that a trading settlement was already established during the 1020s or 1030s.<ref>NRK, "[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.201637 Bergens historie må skrives om]"</ref> Bergen gradually assumed the function of capital of Norway in the early 13th century, as the first city where a rudimentary central administration was established. The city's cathedral was the site of the first royal coronation in Norway in the 1150s, and continued to host royal coronations throughout the 13th century. [[Bergenhus fortress]] dates from 1240s and guards the entrance to the harbour in Bergen. The functions of the capital city were lost to [[Oslo]] during the reign of King [[Haakon V of Norway|Haakon V]] (1299–1319). In the middle of the 14th century, North German merchants who had already been present in substantial numbers since the 13th century, founded one of the four ''{{lang|de|[[Kontor]]e}}'' of the [[Hanseatic League]] at [[Bryggen]] in Bergen. |
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The principal export traded from Bergen was dried cod from the northern Norwegian coast,<ref name="codmr">{{cite web |
The principal export traded from Bergen was dried cod from the northern Norwegian coast,<ref name="codmr">{{cite web |
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}}</ref> which started around 1100. The city was granted monopoly with regard to trade from the north of Norway, by King [[Håkon Håkonsson]] (1217-1263).<ref name=Stockfish>{{cite news|title=- Tørrfisken vender hjem|newspaper=Bergensavisen|date=2013-12-16|author=Tom R. Hjertholm}}</ref> [[Stockfish]] was the main reason that the city became one of North Europe's largest centres for trade at the time.<ref name=Stockfish /> By the late 14th century, Bergen had established itself as the centre of the trade in Norway.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.stm.unipi.it/Clioh/tabs/libri/1/12-Nielssen(6).pdf |title=Indigenous and Early Fisheries in North-Norway |author=Alf Ragnar Nielssen |journal=The Sea in European History |date=1 January 1950 |format=PDF |accessdate=22 July 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327043202/http://www.stm.unipi.it/Clioh/tabs/libri/1/12-Nielssen |
}}</ref> which started around 1100. The city was granted monopoly with regard to trade from the north of Norway, by King [[Håkon Håkonsson]] (1217-1263).<ref name=Stockfish>{{cite news|title=- Tørrfisken vender hjem|newspaper=Bergensavisen|date=2013-12-16|author=Tom R. Hjertholm}}</ref> [[Stockfish]] was the main reason that the city became one of North Europe's largest centres for trade at the time.<ref name=Stockfish /> By the late 14th century, Bergen had established itself as the centre of the trade in Norway.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.stm.unipi.it/Clioh/tabs/libri/1/12-Nielssen(6).pdf |title=Indigenous and Early Fisheries in North-Norway |author=Alf Ragnar Nielssen |journal=The Sea in European History |date=1 January 1950 |format=PDF |accessdate=22 July 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327043202/http://www.stm.unipi.it/Clioh/tabs/libri/1/12-Nielssen%286%29.pdf |archivedate=27 March 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> The [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] merchants lived in their own separate quarter of town, where [[Middle Low German]] was used, enjoying [[exclusive right]]s to trade with the northern fishermen who each summer sailed to Bergen.<ref name="riksarkivethansa">{{cite web|url=http://www.riksarkivet.no/bergen/publikasjoner/artiklar/andre/kontoret.html |title=7. oktober 1754 – fra et hanseatisk kontor til et norsk kontor med hanseater |accessdate=9 October 2007 |publisher=Arkivverket |author=Anette Skogseth Clausen |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015160831/http://riksarkivet.no/bergen/publikasjoner/artiklar/andre/kontoret.html |archivedate=15 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> Today, Bergen's old quayside, [[Bryggen]], is on [[UNESCO]]'s list of [[World Heritage Site]]s.<ref name="unescolist">{{cite web |
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}}</ref> and in 1429 they succeeded in burning the royal castle and much of the city. In 1665, the city's harbour was the site of the [[Battle of Vågen]], where an English naval flotilla attacked a Dutch merchant and treasure fleet supported by the city's garrison. |
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Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, Bergen remained one of the largest cities in [[Scandinavia]], and was Norway's biggest city until the 1830s,<ref name="attentretti">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkivverket.no/webfelles/sab/innvandring/index.html|title=Innvandring 1600–2000, Arkivenes dag 2002|accessdate=9 October 2007|publisher=Arkivverket|language=Norwegian}}</ref> when the capital city of [[Oslo]] became the largest. From around 1600, the Hanseatic dominance of the city's trade gradually declined in favour of Norwegian merchants (often of Hanseatic ancestry), and in the 1750s, the Hanseatic ''{{lang|de|Kontor}}'' finally closed. Bergen retained its monopoly of trade with [[Northern Norway]] until 1789.<ref name="histnor">{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/ud/dok/NOU-er/2003/NOU-2003-32/10.html?id=373172 |title=Historien om Norge i nord |accessdate=9 October 2007 |publisher=Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |year=2003 |author=Ivan Kristoffersen |language=Norwegian |authorlink=Ivan Kristoffersen |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328031006/http://www.regjeringen.no |
Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, Bergen remained one of the largest cities in [[Scandinavia]], and was Norway's biggest city until the 1830s,<ref name="attentretti">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkivverket.no/webfelles/sab/innvandring/index.html|title=Innvandring 1600–2000, Arkivenes dag 2002|accessdate=9 October 2007|publisher=Arkivverket|language=Norwegian}}</ref> when the capital city of [[Oslo]] became the largest. From around 1600, the Hanseatic dominance of the city's trade gradually declined in favour of Norwegian merchants (often of Hanseatic ancestry), and in the 1750s, the Hanseatic ''{{lang|de|Kontor}}'' finally closed. Bergen retained its monopoly of trade with [[Northern Norway]] until 1789.<ref name="histnor">{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/ud/dok/NOU-er/2003/NOU-2003-32/10.html?id=373172 |title=Historien om Norge i nord |accessdate=9 October 2007 |publisher=Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |year=2003 |author=Ivan Kristoffersen |language=Norwegian |authorlink=Ivan Kristoffersen |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328031006/http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/ud/dok/NOU-er/2003/NOU-2003-32/10.html?id=373172 |archivedate=28 March 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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[[File:BergenHordalandNorwayVagen.jpg|thumb|left|An historic [[photochrom]] of Bergen near the end of the 19th century. Visible are [[Bergen Cathedral|Domkirken]] in the bottom left side, [[Korskirken]] in the middle, the bay ([[Vågen, Bergen|Vågen]]) with its many boats and the [[Bergenhus Fortress]] to the right of the opening of Vågen.]] |
[[File:BergenHordalandNorwayVagen.jpg|thumb|left|An historic [[photochrom]] of Bergen near the end of the 19th century. Visible are [[Bergen Cathedral|Domkirken]] in the bottom left side, [[Korskirken]] in the middle, the bay ([[Vågen, Bergen|Vågen]]) with its many boats and the [[Bergenhus Fortress]] to the right of the opening of Vågen.]] |
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}}</ref> Another concern is the risk of rising sea levels. Bryggen is already regularly flooded at extreme tides, and it is feared that as sea levels rise, floods will become a major problem in Bergen. Floods may in the future reach the railroad tracks leading out of the city.<ref>{{Cite news |
}}</ref> Another concern is the risk of rising sea levels. Bryggen is already regularly flooded at extreme tides, and it is feared that as sea levels rise, floods will become a major problem in Bergen. Floods may in the future reach the railroad tracks leading out of the city.<ref>{{Cite news |
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}}</ref> Among others, Stiftelsen Bryggen, the foundation responsible for preserving the UNESCO site, has suggested that a [[Seawall|sea wall]], one that could be raised and lowered as demanded by the tides, be built outside the harbour to protect the city.<ref>{{Cite news |
}}</ref> Among others, Stiftelsen Bryggen, the foundation responsible for preserving the UNESCO site, has suggested that a [[Seawall|sea wall]], one that could be raised and lowered as demanded by the tides, be built outside the harbour to protect the city.<ref>{{Cite news |
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[[File:Bergen mariakirken2 edit.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[St Mary's Church, Bergen|St Mary's Church]]]] |
[[File:Bergen mariakirken2 edit.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[St Mary's Church, Bergen|St Mary's Church]]]] |
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The [[Church of Norway]] is the largest denomination in Bergen, with 201,006 (79.74%) adherents in 2012. Bergen is the seat of the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]] with [[Bergen Cathedral]] as its centrepiece, while [[St John's Church, Bergen|St John's Church]] is the city's most prominent. The state church is followed by 52,059 (13.55%) irreligious <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fylkesmannen.no/hoved.aspx?m=1166&amid=2913053 |title='''County Mayor of Hordaland''' – '''Norwegian''' |publisher=Fylkesmannen.no |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> 12,000 Catholics belonging to [[Saint Paul Catholic Church, Bergen|Saint Paul Catholic Church]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ba.no/nyheter/article6027280.ece |title='''Bergensavisen''' – ''Norwegian'' |publisher=ba.no |accessdate=25 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Polakkene-fyller-St.-Paul-476287.html |title='''Bergens Tidende''' – ''Norwegian'' |publisher=Bt.no |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> 4,947 members of various [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[free church]]es, 2,707 Muslims, 816 Hindus, 255 [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] and 147 [[Oriental Orthodox Church|Oriental Orthodox]]. |
The [[Church of Norway]] is the largest denomination in Bergen, with 201,006 (79.74%) adherents in 2012. Bergen is the seat of the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]] with [[Bergen Cathedral]] as its centrepiece, while [[St John's Church, Bergen|St John's Church]] is the city's most prominent. The state church is followed by 52,059 (13.55%) irreligious <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fylkesmannen.no/hoved.aspx?m=1166&amid=2913053 |title='''County Mayor of Hordaland''' – '''Norwegian''' |publisher=Fylkesmannen.no |accessdate=4 January 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229163547/http://www.fylkesmannen.no/hoved.aspx?m=1166&amid=2913053 |archivedate=29 February 2012 |df= }}</ref> 12,000 Catholics belonging to [[Saint Paul Catholic Church, Bergen|Saint Paul Catholic Church]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ba.no/nyheter/article6027280.ece |title='''Bergensavisen''' – ''Norwegian'' |publisher=ba.no |accessdate=25 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Polakkene-fyller-St.-Paul-476287.html |title='''Bergens Tidende''' – ''Norwegian'' |publisher=Bt.no |accessdate=4 January 2012}}</ref> 4,947 members of various [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[free church]]es, 2,707 Muslims, 816 Hindus, 255 [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] and 147 [[Oriental Orthodox Church|Oriental Orthodox]]. |
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==Cityscape== |
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|colspan="2" | '''Bergen city council 2007–2011'''<ref name="bystyret">{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2007/bk2_12_1.html |title=Resultater for Bergen i Hordaland |accessdate=30 October 2007 |publisher=regjeringen.no |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106210725/http://www.regjeringen.no |
|colspan="2" | '''Bergen city council 2007–2011'''<ref name="bystyret">{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2007/bk2_12_1.html |title=Resultater for Bergen i Hordaland |accessdate=30 October 2007 |publisher=regjeringen.no |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106210725/http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2007/bk2_12_1.html |archivedate=6 January 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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The [[Norwegian local elections, 2007|2007 city council elections]] were held on 10 September. The Socialist [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Left Party]] (SV) and the Pensioners Party (PP) ended up as the losers of the election, SV going from 11.6% of the votes in the [[Norwegian county council election, 2003|2003 elections]] to 7.1%, and PP losing 2.9% ending up at 1.2%. The Liberal Party more than doubled, going from 2.7% to 5.8%. The Conservative Party lost 1.1% of the votes, ending up at 26.3%, while the Progress Party got 20.2% of the votes, a gain of 3% since the 2003 elections. The Christian Democratic Party gained 0.2%, ending up at 6.3%. The Red Electoral Alliance lost 1.4%, ending up at 4.5%, while the Centre Party gained 1.2%, ending up at 2.8%. Finally, the Labour Party continued being the second largest party in the city, gaining 1% and ending up at 23.9%.<ref name="valg07res">{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2007/bk2_12_1.html |title=Valgresultater – regjeringen.no |accessdate=29 September 2007 |publisher=Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet |year=2007 |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106210725/http://www.regjeringen.no |
The [[Norwegian local elections, 2007|2007 city council elections]] were held on 10 September. The Socialist [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Left Party]] (SV) and the Pensioners Party (PP) ended up as the losers of the election, SV going from 11.6% of the votes in the [[Norwegian county council election, 2003|2003 elections]] to 7.1%, and PP losing 2.9% ending up at 1.2%. The Liberal Party more than doubled, going from 2.7% to 5.8%. The Conservative Party lost 1.1% of the votes, ending up at 26.3%, while the Progress Party got 20.2% of the votes, a gain of 3% since the 2003 elections. The Christian Democratic Party gained 0.2%, ending up at 6.3%. The Red Electoral Alliance lost 1.4%, ending up at 4.5%, while the Centre Party gained 1.2%, ending up at 2.8%. Finally, the Labour Party continued being the second largest party in the city, gaining 1% and ending up at 23.9%.<ref name="valg07res">{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2007/bk2_12_1.html |title=Valgresultater – regjeringen.no |accessdate=29 September 2007 |publisher=Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet |year=2007 |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106210725/http://www.regjeringen.no/krd/html/valg2007/bk2_12_1.html |archivedate=6 January 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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[[File:Bergen boroughs.png|thumb|right|Boroughs of Bergen]] |
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Bergen is divided into eight boroughs,<ref name="bydeler">{{cite web |
Bergen is divided into eight boroughs,<ref name="bydeler">{{cite web |
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}}</ref> as seen on the map to the right. Clockwise, starting with the northernmost, the boroughs are [[Åsane]], [[Arna, Norway|Arna]], [[Fana]], [[Ytrebygda]], [[Fyllingsdalen]], [[Laksevåg]], [[Årstad, Bergen|Årstad]] and [[Bergenhus]]. The city centre is located in Bergenhus. Parts of Fana, Ytrebygda, Åsane and Arna are not part of the Bergen urban area, explaining why the municipality has approximately 20,000 more inhabitants than the urban area.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}} |
}}</ref> as seen on the map to the right. Clockwise, starting with the northernmost, the boroughs are [[Åsane]], [[Arna, Norway|Arna]], [[Fana]], [[Ytrebygda]], [[Fyllingsdalen]], [[Laksevåg]], [[Årstad, Bergen|Årstad]] and [[Bergenhus]]. The city centre is located in Bergenhus. Parts of Fana, Ytrebygda, Åsane and Arna are not part of the Bergen urban area, explaining why the municipality has approximately 20,000 more inhabitants than the urban area.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}} |
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==Education== |
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[[File:MAR2006.JPG|thumb|right|The male choir of the [[University of Bergen]]]] |
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There are 64 elementary schools,<ref name="barnskoler">{{cite web|url=http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74,56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=126&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |title=Oversikt over barneskoler |accessdate=29 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |year=2007 |language=Norwegian |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905133246/http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74 |
There are 64 elementary schools,<ref name="barnskoler">{{cite web|url=http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74,56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=126&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |title=Oversikt over barneskoler |accessdate=29 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |year=2007 |language=Norwegian |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905133246/http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74%2C56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=126&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |archivedate=5 September 2007 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> 18 lower secondary schools<ref name="ungdomsskoler">{{cite web|url=http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74,56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=117&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |title=Oversikt over ungdomsskoler |accessdate=29 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |year=2007 |language=Norwegian |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914164527/http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74%2C56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=117&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |archivedate=14 September 2007 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> and 20 upper secondary schools<ref name="hordskoler">{{cite web|url=http://utdanning.hfk.no/templates/Page.aspx?id=2055|title=Skoleportalen|accessdate=29 September 2007|publisher=Hordaland fylkeskommune|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}</ref> in Bergen, as well as 11 combined elementary and lower secondary schools.<ref name="kombiskoler">{{cite web|url=http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74,56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=116&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |title=Oversikt over kombinerte skoler |accessdate=29 September 2007 |publisher=Bergen kommune |year=2007 |language=Norwegian |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905174816/http://www3.bergen.kommune.no/portal/page?_pageid=74%2C56541&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&articleId=116&artSectionId=41&menuSectionId=41§ionId=41 |archivedate=5 September 2007 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> [[Bergen Cathedral School]] is the oldest school in Bergen and was founded by [[Pope Adrian IV]] in 1153.<ref name="byleksikon">{{cite book | title=Bergen Byleksikon| last=Hartvedt| first=Gunnar Hagen|year=1994| publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget| isbn=82-573-0485-9}}</ref> |
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The "[[Bergen School of Meteorology]]" was developed at the [[Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen|Geophysical Institute]] beginning in 1917, the [[Norwegian School of Economics]] was founded in 1936, and the [[University of Bergen]] in 1946.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} |
The "[[Bergen School of Meteorology]]" was developed at the [[Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen|Geophysical Institute]] beginning in 1917, the [[Norwegian School of Economics]] was founded in 1936, and the [[University of Bergen]] in 1946.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} |
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}}</ref> where Bergen's capital reign is acknowledged within maritime businesses and activities such as aquaculture and marine research, with the [[Institute of Marine Research]] (IMR) (the second-largest [[oceanography]] research centre in Europe) as the leading institution. Bergen is the main base for the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] (at [[Haakonsvern]]) and its [[international airport]] [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Flesland]] is the main heliport for the Norwegian [[North Sea oil]] and gas industry, from where thousands of offshore workers commute to their work places onboard oil and gas rigs and platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnfc.no/index.php?page=gallery&category=3&id=20 |title=Film Location:Bergen |publisher=West Norway Film Commission |accessdate=9 October 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015144302/http://wnfc.no |
}}</ref> where Bergen's capital reign is acknowledged within maritime businesses and activities such as aquaculture and marine research, with the [[Institute of Marine Research]] (IMR) (the second-largest [[oceanography]] research centre in Europe) as the leading institution. Bergen is the main base for the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] (at [[Haakonsvern]]) and its [[international airport]] [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Flesland]] is the main heliport for the Norwegian [[North Sea oil]] and gas industry, from where thousands of offshore workers commute to their work places onboard oil and gas rigs and platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnfc.no/index.php?page=gallery&category=3&id=20 |title=Film Location:Bergen |publisher=West Norway Film Commission |accessdate=9 October 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015144302/http://wnfc.no/index.php?page=gallery&category=3&id=20 |archivedate=15 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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One of Norway's largest shopping centres, [[Lagunen Storsenter]], is located in [[Fana]] in Bergen, with a turnover of 2 540 million Norwegian kroner, and 5.2 million visitors every year. |
One of Norway's largest shopping centres, [[Lagunen Storsenter]], is located in [[Fana]] in Bergen, with a turnover of 2 540 million Norwegian kroner, and 5.2 million visitors every year. |
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[[File:Fløybanen - Funicular.JPG|thumb|[[Fløybanen]] is a [[funicular]] which runs up Mount [[Fløyen]]]] |
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[[Bergen Airport, Flesland]], is located {{convert|18|km}} from the city centre, at [[Flesland]].<ref name=visittransport>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Meetings/Destinations/Bergen/Transport-to-Bergen/ |title=Transport to Bergen |publisher=[[Innovation Norway]] |accessdate=2 May 2012 |archivedate=2 May 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67MYu3joM?url=http |
[[Bergen Airport, Flesland]], is located {{convert|18|km}} from the city centre, at [[Flesland]].<ref name=visittransport>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Meetings/Destinations/Bergen/Transport-to-Bergen/ |title=Transport to Bergen |publisher=[[Innovation Norway]] |accessdate=2 May 2012 |archivedate=2 May 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67MYu3joM?url=http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Meetings/Destinations/Bergen/Transport-to-Bergen/ |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> In 2013 the [[Avinor]]-operated airport served 6 million passengers. The airport serves as a [[airline hub|hub]] for [[Scandinavian Airlines]], [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] and [[Widerøe]]; there are direct flights to 20 domestic and 53 international destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avinor.no/en/airport/bergen/timetables |title=Flight Timetables |publisher=[[Avinor]] |accessdate=9 April 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909225512/http://www.avinor.no/en/airport/bergen/timetables |archivedate=9 September 2012 |df= }}</ref> [[Bergen Port]], operated by [[Bergen Port Authority]], is the largest [[seaport]] in Norway.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.no/na24/Bergen-havn-holder-koken-1807073.html |title=Bergen havn holder koken |work=[[Bergens Tidende]] |last=Eliassen |first=Jan I. |date=24 June 2006 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2 May 2012 |archivedate=2 May 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67McXj2wR?url=http://www.bt.no/na24/Bergen-havn-holder-koken-1807073.html |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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In 2011, the port saw 264 cruise calls with 350,248 visitors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bergenhavn.no/index.cfm?id=256072 |title=Cruise ships |publisher=[[Bergen Port Authority]] |accessdate=2 May 2012 |archivedate=2 May 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67MaAlipa?url=http |
In 2011, the port saw 264 cruise calls with 350,248 visitors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bergenhavn.no/index.cfm?id=256072 |title=Cruise ships |publisher=[[Bergen Port Authority]] |accessdate=2 May 2012 |archivedate=2 May 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67MaAlipa?url=http://www.bergenhavn.no/index.cfm?id=256072 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> In 2009, the port handled 56 million tonnes of cargo, making it the ninth-busiest cargo port in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/PDFs/WORLD%2520PORT%2520RANKINGS%25202009.pdf |title=World Port Rankings 2009 |publisher=[[American Association of Port Authorities]] |accessdate=2 May 2012 }}</ref> There are plans to move the port out of the city centre, but no location has been chosen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/--Vi-har-alle-vart-feige-2694706.html |title=- Vi har alle vært feige |work=[[Bergens Tidende]] |last=Haga |first=Anders |date=24 June 2006 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2 May 2012 |archivedate=2 May 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67McXj2wR?url=http://www.bt.no/na24/Bergen-havn-holder-koken-1807073.html |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> [[Fjord Line]] operates a [[cruiseferry]] service to [[Hirtshals]], Denmark. Bergen is the southern terminus of [[Hurtigruten]], the Coastal Express, which operates with daily services along the coast to [[Kirkenes]].<ref name=visittransport/> Passenger [[catamaran]]s run from Bergen south to [[Haugesund]] and [[Stavanger]],<ref name="tideruter">{{cite web|url=http://www.tide.no/Default.aspx?pageid=789|title=Hurtigbåt- og lokalbåtruter|accessdate=16 September 2007|publisher=Tide ASA|language=Norwegian}}</ref> and north to [[Sognefjord]] and [[Nordfjord]].<ref name="fjord1ferries">{{cite web|url=http://www.fjord1.no/default.asp?page=407#scroll |title=Fjord1 – Ekspressbåter |accessdate=16 September 2007 |publisher=Fjord1 |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827142858/http://www.fjord1.no/default.asp?page=407 |archivedate=27 August 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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The city centre is surrounded by an [[electronic toll collection]] ring using the [[Autopass]] system.<ref name="bbl1">{{cite journal | author=Gunnar Hagen Hartvedt| title=bompengering| journal=Bergen Byleksikon| year=1994| pages=119–120}}</ref> The main motorways consist of [[European route E39|E39]], which runs north–south through the municipality, [[European route E16|E16]], which runs eastwards, and [[Norwegian National Road 555|National Road 555]], which runs westwards. There are four major bridges connecting Bergen to neighbouring municipalities: the [[Nordhordland Bridge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/region_vest/prosjekter/nordhordlandsbrua/brosjyre_1994.pdf |title=The Nordhordland Bridge |author=[[Norwegian Public Roads Administration]] |year=1994 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209233657/http://www.vegvesen.no/region_vest/prosjekter/nordhordlandsbrua/brosjyre_1994.pdf |archivedate=9 February 2006 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> the [[Askøy Bridge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaj.no/bruer/pdf/Askoy_referanse_eng.pdf |title=Askøy Bridge |publisher=[[Aas-Jakobsen]] |accessdate=2 October 2011 |archivedate=2 October 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6284TGM0k?url=http |
The city centre is surrounded by an [[electronic toll collection]] ring using the [[Autopass]] system.<ref name="bbl1">{{cite journal | author=Gunnar Hagen Hartvedt| title=bompengering| journal=Bergen Byleksikon| year=1994| pages=119–120}}</ref> The main motorways consist of [[European route E39|E39]], which runs north–south through the municipality, [[European route E16|E16]], which runs eastwards, and [[Norwegian National Road 555|National Road 555]], which runs westwards. There are four major bridges connecting Bergen to neighbouring municipalities: the [[Nordhordland Bridge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/region_vest/prosjekter/nordhordlandsbrua/brosjyre_1994.pdf |title=The Nordhordland Bridge |author=[[Norwegian Public Roads Administration]] |year=1994 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209233657/http://www.vegvesen.no/region_vest/prosjekter/nordhordlandsbrua/brosjyre_1994.pdf |archivedate=9 February 2006 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> the [[Askøy Bridge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaj.no/bruer/pdf/Askoy_referanse_eng.pdf |title=Askøy Bridge |publisher=[[Aas-Jakobsen]] |accessdate=2 October 2011 |archivedate=2 October 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6284TGM0k?url=http://www.aaj.no/bruer/pdf/Askoy_referanse_eng.pdf |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> the [[Sotra Bridge]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Sotrabrua |last=Fjell |first=Ragnvald |year=1989 |publisher=A/S Sotrabrua |location=Fjell |language=Norwegian |page=5}}</ref> and the [[Osterøy Bridge]]. Bergen connects to the island of [[Bjorøy]] via the subsea [[Bjorøy Tunnel]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Fastlandssamband for Bjorøy og Tyssøy |last=Jahnsen |first=Jack |year=2006 |publisher=Fastlandssambandet Tyssøy – Bjorøy |location=Straume |isbn=82-303-0642-7 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
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[[Bergen Station]] is the terminus of the [[Bergen Line]], which runs {{convert|496|km}} to [[Oslo]].<ref>{{cite book |
[[Bergen Station]] is the terminus of the [[Bergen Line]], which runs {{convert|496|km}} to [[Oslo]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jernbaneverket |year=2007 |title=Jernbanestatistikk 2006 |url=http://www.jernbaneverket.no/multimedia/archive/01720/Jernbanestatistikk_1720406a.pdf |format=PDF |location=Oslo |publisher=Jernbaneverket |authorlink=Norwegian National Rail Administration |page=13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217092036/http://www.jernbaneverket.no/multimedia/archive/01720/Jernbanestatistikk_1720406a.pdf |archivedate=17 December 2007 |df= }}</ref> The [[Norwegian State Railways]] operates express trains to Oslo and the [[Bergen Commuter Rail]] to Voss. Between Bergen and [[Arna Station]], the train runs about every 30 minutes through the [[Ulriken Tunnel]]; there is no corresponding road tunnel, forcing road vehicles to travel via Åsane or Nesttun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/Prosjekter/Prosjekter/Bergen---Arna/Dette-er-Bergen-Arna/ |title=Bergen-Arna |last=Aagesen |first=Ragnhild |date=21 September 2010 |language=Norwegian |archivedate=20 September 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/61q6aNCLq?url=http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/Prosjekter/Prosjekter/Bergen---Arna/Dette-er-Bergen-Arna/ |accessdate=20 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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Bergen is one of the smallest cities in Europe to have both [[tram]] and [[trolleybus]] electric urban transport systems simultaneously. Public transport in Hordaland is managed by [[Skyss]], which operates an extensive city [[bus]] network in Bergen and to many neighbouring municipalities,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyss.no/nn-NO/GlobalToppMeny1/English/About-Skyss/Company_information/ |title=About Skyss |publisher=[[Skyss]] |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> including one route which operates as a trolleybus. [[Trolleybuses in Bergen|The trolleybus system in Bergen]] is the only one still in operation in Norway and one of two trolleybus systems in [[Scandinavia]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Aspenberg |first=Nils Carl |title=Trolleybussene i Norge |year=1996 |publisher=Baneforlaget |location=Oslo |pages=96}}</ref> |
Bergen is one of the smallest cities in Europe to have both [[tram]] and [[trolleybus]] electric urban transport systems simultaneously. Public transport in Hordaland is managed by [[Skyss]], which operates an extensive city [[bus]] network in Bergen and to many neighbouring municipalities,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyss.no/nn-NO/GlobalToppMeny1/English/About-Skyss/Company_information/ |title=About Skyss |publisher=[[Skyss]] |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> including one route which operates as a trolleybus. [[Trolleybuses in Bergen|The trolleybus system in Bergen]] is the only one still in operation in Norway and one of two trolleybus systems in [[Scandinavia]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Aspenberg |first=Nils Carl |title=Trolleybussene i Norge |year=1996 |publisher=Baneforlaget |location=Oslo |pages=96}}</ref> |
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The modern tram [[Bergen Light Rail|Bergen Light Rail (Bybanen)]] opened between the city centre and Nesttun in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/bybanen/Signingsferden-1107192.html |title=Signingsferden |accessdate=26 June 2010 |year=2010 |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626000658/http://www.bt.no |
The modern tram [[Bergen Light Rail|Bergen Light Rail (Bybanen)]] opened between the city centre and Nesttun in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/bybanen/Signingsferden-1107192.html |title=Signingsferden |accessdate=26 June 2010 |year=2010 |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626000658/http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/bybanen/Signingsferden-1107192.html |archivedate=26 June 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> extended to [[Rådal]] (Lagunen Storsenter) in 2013 and is scheduled to reach the airport in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fanaposten.no/incoming/article927367.ece |title=Vil ha bybane til Flesland i 2015 |work=[[Fanaposten]] |last=Melhus |first=Ståle |date=11 September 2009 |accessdate=7 November 2009 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> Extensions to other boroughs may occur later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.1486016 |title=Usamde om bybaneutvidinga |author=Rykka, Ann Kristin and Solfrid Torvund |work=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=13 December 2006 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> [[Fløibanen]] is a [[funicular]] which runs from the city centre to Mount [[Fløyen]] and [[Ulriksbanen]] is an [[aerial tramway]] which runs to Mount [[Ulriken]]. |
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==Culture and sports== |
==Culture and sports== |
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[[File:Markens og Mathismarkens modf.jpg|thumb|The Markens and Mathismarkens Buekorps at [[Bryggen]]]] |
[[File:Markens og Mathismarkens modf.jpg|thumb|The Markens and Mathismarkens Buekorps at [[Bryggen]]]] |
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''[[Bergens Tidende]]'' (BT) and ''[[Bergensavisen]]'' (BA) are the largest newspapers, with [[newspaper circulation|circulations]] of 87,076 and 30,719 in 2006,<ref name="opplag">{{cite web|url=http://mediebedriftene.no/index.asp?id=71672|title=Avisenes leser- og opplagstall for 2006|accessdate=October 26, 2007|publisher=Mediebedriftenes Landsforening|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}</ref> ''BT'' is a regional newspaper covering all of Hordaland and [[Sogn og Fjordane]], while ''BA'' focuses on metropolitan Bergen. Other newspapers published in Bergen include the Christian national ''[[Dagen (Norwegian newspaper)|Dagen]]'', with a circulation of 8.936,<ref name="opplag"/> and ''[[TradeWinds (newspaper)|TradeWinds]]'', an international shipping newspaper. Local newspapers are ''[[Fanaposten]]'' for Fana, ''[[Sydvesten]]'' for Laksevåg and Fyllingsdalen and ''[[Bygdanytt]]'' for Arna and the neighbouring municipality [[Osterøy]].<ref name="opplag"/> [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]], Norway's largest private television company, is based in Bergen. |
''[[Bergens Tidende]]'' (BT) and ''[[Bergensavisen]]'' (BA) are the largest newspapers, with [[newspaper circulation|circulations]] of 87,076 and 30,719 in 2006,<ref name="opplag">{{cite web|url=http://mediebedriftene.no/index.asp?id=71672 |title=Avisenes leser- og opplagstall for 2006 |accessdate=October 26, 2007 |publisher=Mediebedriftenes Landsforening |year=2007 |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927115859/http://mediebedriftene.no/index.asp?id=71672 |archivedate=27 September 2007 |df= }}</ref> ''BT'' is a regional newspaper covering all of Hordaland and [[Sogn og Fjordane]], while ''BA'' focuses on metropolitan Bergen. Other newspapers published in Bergen include the Christian national ''[[Dagen (Norwegian newspaper)|Dagen]]'', with a circulation of 8.936,<ref name="opplag"/> and ''[[TradeWinds (newspaper)|TradeWinds]]'', an international shipping newspaper. Local newspapers are ''[[Fanaposten]]'' for Fana, ''[[Sydvesten]]'' for Laksevåg and Fyllingsdalen and ''[[Bygdanytt]]'' for Arna and the neighbouring municipality [[Osterøy]].<ref name="opplag"/> [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]], Norway's largest private television company, is based in Bergen. |
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The 1,500-seat [[Grieg Hall]] is the city's main cultural venue,<ref name="grieghall">{{cite web|url=http://www.grieghallen.no/facilities/capacity/?l=en |title=Grieghallen: Floor space and capacity |accessdate=8 September 2007 |publisher=Grieg Hall |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008114051/http://www.grieghallen.no/facilities/capacity/?l=en |archivedate=8 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> and home of the [[Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra]], founded in 1765,<ref name="filhar">{{cite web |url=http://www.filharmonien.no/ |title=Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester |accessdate=16 August 2007 |year=2006 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and the [[Bergen Woodwind Quintet]]. The city also features [[Carte blanche (Norwegian dance company)|Carte Blanche]], the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance. The annual [[Bergen International Festival]] is the main cultural festival, which is supplemented by the [[Bergen International Film Festival]]. Two internationally renowned composers from Bergen are [[Edvard Grieg]] and [[Ole Bull]]. Grieg's home, [[Troldhaugen]], has been converted to a museum. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bergen produced a series of successful pop, rock and [[black metal]] artists,<ref name="telle">{{cite web|url=http://www.ba.no/puls/article591155.ece|title=Telle: – Angrer ingenting|accessdate=10 October 2007|publisher=ba.no|year=2003|author=Ann Kristin Frøystad|language=Norwegian}}</ref> collectively known as the [[Bergen Wave]].<ref name="bb1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.bt.no/bergenpuls/article396707 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015152917/http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/article396707 |archivedate=15 October 2007 |title=Bløffmakerens guide til Bergensbølgen |accessdate=16 August 2007 |work=Bergens Tidende |year=2005 |author=Lars Ursin |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="bb2">{{cite web |url=http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/article225748.ece |title=Bergensbølgen tørrlagt på Alarm |accessdate=16 August 2007 |publisher=Bergens Tidende |year=2005 |author=Lars Ursin |language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
The 1,500-seat [[Grieg Hall]] is the city's main cultural venue,<ref name="grieghall">{{cite web|url=http://www.grieghallen.no/facilities/capacity/?l=en |title=Grieghallen: Floor space and capacity |accessdate=8 September 2007 |publisher=Grieg Hall |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008114051/http://www.grieghallen.no/facilities/capacity/?l=en |archivedate=8 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> and home of the [[Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra]], founded in 1765,<ref name="filhar">{{cite web |url=http://www.filharmonien.no/ |title=Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester |accessdate=16 August 2007 |year=2006 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and the [[Bergen Woodwind Quintet]]. The city also features [[Carte blanche (Norwegian dance company)|Carte Blanche]], the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance. The annual [[Bergen International Festival]] is the main cultural festival, which is supplemented by the [[Bergen International Film Festival]]. Two internationally renowned composers from Bergen are [[Edvard Grieg]] and [[Ole Bull]]. Grieg's home, [[Troldhaugen]], has been converted to a museum. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bergen produced a series of successful pop, rock and [[black metal]] artists,<ref name="telle">{{cite web|url=http://www.ba.no/puls/article591155.ece|title=Telle: – Angrer ingenting|accessdate=10 October 2007|publisher=ba.no|year=2003|author=Ann Kristin Frøystad|language=Norwegian}}</ref> collectively known as the [[Bergen Wave]].<ref name="bb1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.bt.no/bergenpuls/article396707 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015152917/http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/article396707 |archivedate=15 October 2007 |title=Bløffmakerens guide til Bergensbølgen |accessdate=16 August 2007 |work=Bergens Tidende |year=2005 |author=Lars Ursin |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="bb2">{{cite web |url=http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/article225748.ece |title=Bergensbølgen tørrlagt på Alarm |accessdate=16 August 2007 |publisher=Bergens Tidende |year=2005 |author=Lars Ursin |language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
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[[Den Nationale Scene]] is Bergen's main theatre. Founded in 1850, it had [[Henrik Ibsen]] as one of its first in-house playwrights and art directors. Bergen's [[contemporary art]] scene is centred on [[BIT Teatergarasjen]], Bergen Kunsthall, United Sardines Factory (USF) and Bergen Center for Electronic Arts (BEK). Bergen was a [[European Capital of Culture]] in 2000.<ref name="cultcap">{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/culture/eac/other_actions/cap_europ/cap_00_01_02_en.html |title=European Capitals of Culture 2000–2005 |accessdate=16 August 2007}}</ref> [[Buekorps]] is a unique feature of Bergen culture, consisting of boys aged from 7 to 21 parading with imitation weapons and [[snare drum]]s.<ref name="Buekorpsene.com">{{cite web|url=http://buekorpsene.com/english/whatisbuekorps.php|title=What is a buekorps?|accessdate=10 November 2007|publisher=Buekorpsene.com|year=2006}}</ref><ref name="Studvest.no">{{cite web|url=http://www.studvest.no/nyhende.php?art_id=270 |title=Studenter hestes av buekorps på nettet |accessdate=10 November 2007 |publisher=Studvest.no |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821202616/http://studvest.no |
[[Den Nationale Scene]] is Bergen's main theatre. Founded in 1850, it had [[Henrik Ibsen]] as one of its first in-house playwrights and art directors. Bergen's [[contemporary art]] scene is centred on [[BIT Teatergarasjen]], Bergen Kunsthall, United Sardines Factory (USF) and Bergen Center for Electronic Arts (BEK). Bergen was a [[European Capital of Culture]] in 2000.<ref name="cultcap">{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/culture/eac/other_actions/cap_europ/cap_00_01_02_en.html |title=European Capitals of Culture 2000–2005 |accessdate=16 August 2007}}</ref> [[Buekorps]] is a unique feature of Bergen culture, consisting of boys aged from 7 to 21 parading with imitation weapons and [[snare drum]]s.<ref name="Buekorpsene.com">{{cite web|url=http://buekorpsene.com/english/whatisbuekorps.php|title=What is a buekorps?|accessdate=10 November 2007|publisher=Buekorpsene.com|year=2006}}</ref><ref name="Studvest.no">{{cite web|url=http://www.studvest.no/nyhende.php?art_id=270 |title=Studenter hestes av buekorps på nettet |accessdate=10 November 2007 |publisher=Studvest.no |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821202616/http://studvest.no/nyhende.php?art_id=270 |archivedate=21 August 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref> The city's Hanseatic heritage is documented in the [[Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene|Hanseatic Museum]] located at Bryggen.<ref>[http://www.snl.no/Conrad_Fredrik_von_der_Lippe ''Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref> |
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[[SK Brann]] is Bergen's premier [[association football|football]] team; founded in 1908, they have played in the (men's) [[Norwegian Premier League]] for all but seven years since 1963 and consecutively since 1987. The team were the football champions in [[1961–62 Norwegian Main League|1961–62]], [[1963 Norwegian First Division|1963]] and [[2007 SK Brann season|2007]],<ref name="gulleteheme">{{cite web|url=http://www.fotball.no/t1.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=209708 |title=- Gratulerer, Brann! |accessdate=22 October 2007 |publisher=Norges Fotballforbund |year=2007 |author=Ole Ivar Store |language=Norwegian }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and reached the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]. Brann play their home games at the 17,824-seat [[Brann Stadion]].<ref name="brannstadion">{{cite web|url=http://www.brann.no/index.php?mapping=210|title=Stadionfakta|accessdate=1 October 2007|publisher=Brann.no|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}</ref> [[FK Fyllingsdalen]] is the city's second-best team, playing in the [[Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]] at [[Varden Amfi]]. Its predecessor, [[Fyllingen Fotball|Fyllingen]], played in the Norwegian Premier League in [[1990 Norwegian First Division|1990]], [[1991 Norwegian Premier League|1991]] and [[1993 Norwegian Premier League|1993]]. [[Arna-Bjørnar]] and [[IL Sandviken|Sandviken]] play in the [[Toppserien|Women's Premier League]]. |
[[SK Brann]] is Bergen's premier [[association football|football]] team; founded in 1908, they have played in the (men's) [[Norwegian Premier League]] for all but seven years since 1963 and consecutively since 1987. The team were the football champions in [[1961–62 Norwegian Main League|1961–62]], [[1963 Norwegian First Division|1963]] and [[2007 SK Brann season|2007]],<ref name="gulleteheme">{{cite web|url=http://www.fotball.no/t1.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=209708 |title=- Gratulerer, Brann! |accessdate=22 October 2007 |publisher=Norges Fotballforbund |year=2007 |author=Ole Ivar Store |language=Norwegian }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and reached the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]. Brann play their home games at the 17,824-seat [[Brann Stadion]].<ref name="brannstadion">{{cite web|url=http://www.brann.no/index.php?mapping=210 |title=Stadionfakta |accessdate=1 October 2007 |publisher=Brann.no |year=2007 |language=Norwegian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020073215/http://www.brann.no/index.php?mapping=210 |archivedate=20 October 2007 |df= }}</ref> [[FK Fyllingsdalen]] is the city's second-best team, playing in the [[Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]] at [[Varden Amfi]]. Its predecessor, [[Fyllingen Fotball|Fyllingen]], played in the Norwegian Premier League in [[1990 Norwegian First Division|1990]], [[1991 Norwegian Premier League|1991]] and [[1993 Norwegian Premier League|1993]]. [[Arna-Bjørnar]] and [[IL Sandviken|Sandviken]] play in the [[Toppserien|Women's Premier League]]. |
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[[Bergen IK]] is the premier men's ice hockey team, playing at [[Bergenshallen]] in the [[Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)|First Division]]. [[Tertnes IL|Tertnes]] play in the [[Postenligaen (women)|Women's Premier Handball League]], and Fyllingen in the Men's Premier Handball League. In athletics, the city is dominated by [[IL Norna-Salhus]], [[IL Gular]] and [[FIK BFG Fana]], formerly also [[Norrøna IL]] and [[TIF Viking]]. |
[[Bergen IK]] is the premier men's ice hockey team, playing at [[Bergenshallen]] in the [[Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)|First Division]]. [[Tertnes IL|Tertnes]] play in the [[Postenligaen (women)|Women's Premier Handball League]], and Fyllingen in the Men's Premier Handball League. In athletics, the city is dominated by [[IL Norna-Salhus]], [[IL Gular]] and [[FIK BFG Fana]], formerly also [[Norrøna IL]] and [[TIF Viking]]. |
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City | |
From upper left: City center with Lille Lungegårdsvannet, Bergen University College and Bybanen at Nygård, Bergenshus and Laksevåg with Bryggen, Vågen by Byfjorden, Boathouses at Nordnes, Bergen City Hall | |
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Location of Bergen in Norway | |
Coordinates: 60°23′22″N 5°19′48″E / 60.38944°N 5.33000°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Western Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Midhordland |
Municipality | Bergen |
Established | before 1070 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marte Mjøs Persen (A) |
• Governing mayor | Harald Schjelderup (A) |
Area | |
• City | 465.56 km2 (179.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 445.64 km2 (172.06 sq mi) |
• Water | 20.22 km2 (7.81 sq mi) |
• Urban | 94.03 km2 (36.31 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,755 km2 (1,064 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 987 m (3,238 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 278,121 (End Q1 2016) |
• Metro | 420,000 (1 January 2015) |
Demonym | Bergenser/Bergensar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 5003–5268 (P.O.box 5802-5899) |
Area code | (+47) 5556 |
Website | www |
Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Hordaland on the west coast of Norway. At the end of the first quarter of 2016[update], the municipality's population was 278,121,[1] and the Bergen metropolitan region has about 420,000 inhabitants. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers 465 square kilometres (180 sq mi) and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, "the city fjord", and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the city of seven mountains. Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland and consists of eight boroughs—Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad and Åsane.
Trading in Bergen may have started as early as the 1020s. According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by king Olav Kyrre; its name was Bjørgvin, "the green meadow among the mountains". It served as Norway's capital in the 13th century, and from the end of the 13th century became a bureau city of the Hanseatic League. Until 1789, Bergen enjoyed exclusive rights to mediate trade between Northern Norway and abroad and it was the largest city in Norway until the 1830s when it was surpassed by the capital, Oslo. What remains of the quays, Bryggen, is a World Heritage Site. The city was hit by numerous fires over the years. The "Bergen School of Meteorology" was developed at the Geophysical Institute beginning in 1917, the Norwegian School of Economics was founded in 1936, and the University of Bergen in 1946. From 1831 to 1972, Bergen was its own county. In 1972 the municipality absorbed four surrounding municipalities and became a part of Hordaland county.
The city is an international centre for aquaculture, shipping, offshore petroleum industry and subsea technology, and a national centre for higher education, media, tourism and finance. Bergen Port is Norway's busiest in terms of both freight and passengers with over 300 cruise ship calls a year bringing nearly a half a million passengers to Bergen,[2] a number that has doubled in 10 years.[3] Almost half of the passengers are German or British.[3] The city's main football team is SK Brann and the city's unique tradition is the buekorps. Natives speak the distinct Bergensk dialect. The city features Bergen Airport, Flesland, Bergen Light Rail, and is the terminus of the Bergen Line. Four large bridges connect Bergen to its suburban municipalities.
Bergen is well known for having a mild winter climate, though with a lot of precipitation. During December - March, the temperature difference between Bergen and Oslo can be up to 30 degrees Celsius, despite the fact that both cities are at approximately 60 degrees North. The Gulf Stream keeps the sea relatively warm, considering the latitude, and the mountains protect the city from cold winds from the north, north-east and east.
History
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1500 | 5,500 | — |
1769 | 18,827 | +242.3% |
1855 | 37,015 | +96.6% |
1900 | 94,485 | +155.3% |
1910 | 104,224 | +10.3% |
1920 | 118,490 | +13.7% |
1930 | 129,118 | +9.0% |
1940 | — | |
1950 | 162,381 | — |
1960 | 185,822 | +14.4% |
1970 | 209,066 | +12.5% |
1980 | 207,674 | −0.7% |
1990 | 212,944 | +2.5% |
2000 | 229,496 | +7.8% |
2010 | 256,580 | +11.8% |
2014 | 271,949 | +6.0% |
2016 | 278,121 | +2.3% |
Source: Statistics Norway.[4][5] Note: The municipalities of Arna, Fana, Laksevåg and Åsane were merged with Bergen 1 January 1972. |
The city of Bergen was traditionally thought to have been founded by king Olav Kyrre, son of Harald Hardråde in 1070 AD,[6] four years after the Viking Age ended with the Battle of Hastings. Modern research has, however, discovered that a trading settlement was already established during the 1020s or 1030s.[7] Bergen gradually assumed the function of capital of Norway in the early 13th century, as the first city where a rudimentary central administration was established. The city's cathedral was the site of the first royal coronation in Norway in the 1150s, and continued to host royal coronations throughout the 13th century. Bergenhus fortress dates from 1240s and guards the entrance to the harbour in Bergen. The functions of the capital city were lost to Oslo during the reign of King Haakon V (1299–1319). In the middle of the 14th century, North German merchants who had already been present in substantial numbers since the 13th century, founded one of the four Kontore of the Hanseatic League at Bryggen in Bergen.
The principal export traded from Bergen was dried cod from the northern Norwegian coast,[8] which started around 1100. The city was granted monopoly with regard to trade from the north of Norway, by King Håkon Håkonsson (1217-1263).[9] Stockfish was the main reason that the city became one of North Europe's largest centres for trade at the time.[9] By the late 14th century, Bergen had established itself as the centre of the trade in Norway.[10] The Hanseatic merchants lived in their own separate quarter of town, where Middle Low German was used, enjoying exclusive rights to trade with the northern fishermen who each summer sailed to Bergen.[11] Today, Bergen's old quayside, Bryggen, is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.[12]
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In 1349, the Black Death was inadvertently brought to Norway by the crew of an English ship arriving in Bergen.[14] In the 15th century, the city was attacked several times by the Victual Brothers,[15] and in 1429 they succeeded in burning the royal castle and much of the city. In 1665, the city's harbour was the site of the Battle of Vågen, where an English naval flotilla attacked a Dutch merchant and treasure fleet supported by the city's garrison.
Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, Bergen remained one of the largest cities in Scandinavia, and was Norway's biggest city until the 1830s,[16] when the capital city of Oslo became the largest. From around 1600, the Hanseatic dominance of the city's trade gradually declined in favour of Norwegian merchants (often of Hanseatic ancestry), and in the 1750s, the Hanseatic Kontor finally closed. Bergen retained its monopoly of trade with Northern Norway until 1789.[17]
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The stock exchange, Bergen børs, was established in 1813.
Bergen was separated from Hordaland as a county of its own in 1831.[18] It was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipality of Bergen landdistrikt was merged with Bergen on 1 January 1877.[19] The rural municipality of Årstad was merged with Bergen on 1 July 1915. The rural municipalities of Arna, Fana, Laksevåg, and Åsane were merged with Bergen on 1 January 1972. The city lost its status as a separate county on the same date.[20] Bergen is now a municipality in Norway, in the county of Hordaland.
Second World War
During the Second World War, Bergen was occupied on the first day of the German invasion on 9 April 1940, after a brief fight between German ships and the Norwegian coastal artillery. On 20 April 1944, during the German occupation, the Dutch cargo ship Voorbode anchored off the Bergenhus Fortress, loaded with over 120 tons of explosives, blew up, killing at least 150 people and damaging historic buildings. The city was subject to some Allied bombing raids, aimed at German naval installations in the harbour. Some of these caused Norwegian civilian casualties numbering about 100.
The resistance groups in Bergen were Saborg, Milorg, "Theta-gruppen", Sivorg, Stein-organisasjonen and the Communist Party.[21]
Fires
The city's history is marked by numerous great fires. In 1198, the Bagler-faction set fire to the city in connection with a battle against the Birkebeiner faction during the civil war. In 1248, Holmen and Sverresborg burned, and 11 churches were destroyed. In 1413 another fire struck the city, and 14 churches were destroyed. In 1428 the city was plundered by German pirates, and in 1455, Hanseatic merchants were responsible for burning down Munkeliv Abbey. In 1476, Bryggen burned down in a fire started by a drunk trader. In 1582, another fire hit the city centre and Strandsiden. In 1675, 105 buildings burned down in Øvregaten. In 1686 a new great fire hit Strandsiden, destroying 231 city blocks and 218 boathouses. The greatest fire to date happened in 1702 when 90 percent of the city was burned to ashes. In 1751, there was a great fire at Vågsbunnen. In 1756, a new fire at Strandsiden burned down 1,500 buildings, and further great fires hit Strandsiden in 1771 and 1901. In 1916, 300 buildings burned down in the city centre, and in 1955 parts of Bryggen burned down.
Toponymy
Bergen is pronounced in English /ˈbɜːrɡən/ or /ˈbɛərɡən/ and in Norwegian [ˈbærɡn̩] . The Old Norse forms of the name were Bergvin and Bjǫrgvin (and in Icelandic and Faroese the city is still called Björgvin). The first element is berg (n.) or bjǫrg (n.), which translates to mountain(s). The last element is vin (f.), which means a new settlement where there used to be a pasture or meadow. The full meaning is then 'the meadow among the mountains'.[22] A suitable name: Bergen is often called 'the city among the seven mountains'. It was the playwright Ludvig Holberg who felt so inspired by the seven hills of Rome, that he decided that his home town must be blessed with a corresponding seven mountains – and locals still argue which seven they are.
In 1918, there was a campaign to re-introduce the Norse form Bjørgvin as the name of the city. This was turned down – but as a compromise the name of the diocese was changed to Bjørgvin bispedømme.[23]
Geography
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Bergen occupies most of the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen in the district of Midthordland in mid-western Hordaland. The municipality covers an area of 465 square kilometres (180 square miles). Most of the urban area is on or close to a fjord or bay, although the urban area has several mountains. The city centre is surrounded by the Seven Mountains, although there is disagreement as to which of the nine mountains constitute these. Ulriken, Fløyen, Løvstakken and Damsgårdsfjellet are always included as well as three of Lyderhorn, Sandviksfjellet, Blåmanen, Rundemanen and Kolbeinsvarden.[24] Gullfjellet is Bergen's highest mountain, at 987 metres (3,238 ft) above mean sea level.[25]
Bergen is sheltered from the North Sea by the islands Askøy, Holsnøy (the municipality of Meland) and Sotra (the municipalities of Fjell and Sund). Bergen borders the municipalities Meland, Lindås and Osterøy to the north, Vaksdal and Samnanger to the east, Os and Austevoll to the south, and Sund, Fjell and Askøy to the west.
Climate
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Bergen features a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb). Bergen's weather is warmer than the city's latitude (60.4° N) might suggest. Temperatures below -10 degrees Celsius are rare. Every summer, temperatures often reach the upper 20s, but the city sees temperatures over 30 degrees only a few days each decade. Bergen experiences plentiful rainfall in all seasons, with annual precipitation measuring 2,250 mm (89 in) on average.[26] This is because the city is surrounded by mountains that cause moist North Atlantic air to undergo orographic lift, yielding abundant rainfall. It rained every day from 29 October 2006 to 21 January 2007, 85 consecutive days.[27] The highest temperature ever recorded was 31.8 °C (89.2 °F) on 29 June 1947[28] and the lowest was −16.3 °C (2.7 °F) in January 1987.[29]
The high precipitation is often used in the marketing of the city, and features to a degree on postcards sold in the city. Compared to areas behind the mountains on the Scandinavian peninsula, Bergen is much wetter and has a narrower temperature range with cool summers and mild winters. In terms of temperature and precipitation, Bergen has more in common with the climate of Scotland across the sea than with Oslo and Sweden, where long heat and cold waves regularly occur. Despite the high latitude, Bergen's winter temperatures are milder than almost anywhere else in Scandinavia, most of Germany and most of eastern Europe. This is especially true for January.[30]
The sunshine hours were recorded at Florida in Bergen, and many hours are lost due to terrain blocking the sun (see Seven Mountains). A new sunrecorder was established at Bergen Airport Flesland in late 2015 by met.no, recording 1,586 sunhours in 2016.
In recent years, precipitation and winds have increased in the city. In late 2005, heavy rains caused floods and several landslides, the worst of which killed three people on 14 September. Some indications are that, due to climate change, storms causing landslides and floods will become more severe in the area and in the surrounding counties. As a response, the municipality created a special 24-man rescue unit within the fire department in 2005, to respond to future slides and other natural disasters,[31] and neighbourhoods considered at risk of slides were surveyed in 2006.[32] The prediction was supported by over 480 landslides in Hordaland county from the spring of 2006 to the summer of 2007. Most of the slides hit roads, however none of them caused damage to cars, buildings, or people,[33][34] until October 2007, when a large dislodged rock killed a motorist.[35] Another concern is the risk of rising sea levels. Bryggen is already regularly flooded at extreme tides, and it is feared that as sea levels rise, floods will become a major problem in Bergen. Floods may in the future reach the railroad tracks leading out of the city.[36] Among others, Stiftelsen Bryggen, the foundation responsible for preserving the UNESCO site, has suggested that a sea wall, one that could be raised and lowered as demanded by the tides, be built outside the harbour to protect the city.[37]
Climate data for Bergen, avg temps and precipitation 1981-2010, sunshine 1961-1990 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 252.7 (9.95) |
197.8 (7.79) |
200.3 (7.89) |
133.7 (5.26) |
104.5 (4.11) |
119.4 (4.70) |
151.1 (5.95) |
198.4 (7.81) |
254.9 (10.04) |
270.8 (10.66) |
261.4 (10.29) |
267.8 (10.54) |
2,412.9 (95.00) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 19.1 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 195.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 19 | 56 | 94 | 147 | 186 | 189 | 167 | 144 | 86 | 60 | 27 | 12 | 1,187 |
Source 1: Météo Climat [38] NOAA (humidity and sunshine)[39] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Voodoo Skies for extremes[40] |
Demographics
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Ancestry | Number |
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Total | 38,790 |
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4,990 |
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1,840 |
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1,600 |
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1,360 |
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1,340 |
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1,330 |
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1,230 |
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1,200 |
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1,160 |
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1,110 |
As of the end of Q1 2016[update], the municipality had a population of 278,120,[1] making the population density 599 people per km2. As of 1 January 2015[update], the main urban area of Bergen had 250,420 residents[42] and covered an area of 96.71 square kilometres (37.34 sq mi).[43] Other urban areas, as defined by Statistics Norway, consist of Indre Arna (6,536 residents on 1 January 2012), Fanahammeren (3,690), Ytre Arna (2,626), Hylkje (2,277) and Espeland (2,182).[43]
Ethnic Norwegians make up 84.5% of Bergen's residents. In addition, 8.1% were first or second generation immigrants of Western background and 7.4% were first or second generation immigrants of non-Western background.[44] The population grew by 4,549 people in 2009, a growth rate of 1,8%. Ninety-six percent of the population lives in urban areas. As of 2002, the average gross income for men above the age of 17 is 426,000 Norwegian krone (NOK), the average gross income for women above the age of 17 is NOK 238,000, with the total average gross income being NOK 330,000.[44] In 2007, there were 104.6 men for every 100 women in the age group of 20–39.[44] 22.8% of the population were under 17 years of age, while 4.5% were 80 and above.
The immigrant population (those with two foreign-born parents) in Bergen, includes 42,169 individuals with backgrounds from 180 countries representing 15.5% of the city's population (2014). Of these, 50.2% have background from Europe, 28.9% from Asia, 13.1% from Africa, 5.5% from Latin America, 1.9% from North America and 0.4% from Oceania. The immigrant population in Bergen in the period 1993–2008 increased by 119.7%, while the ethnic Norwegian population grew by 8.1% during the same period. The national average is 138.0% and 4.2%. The immigrant population has thus accounted for 43.6% of Bergen's population growth and 60.8% of Norway's population growth during the period 1993–2008, compared with 84.5% in Oslo.[45]
The immigrant population in Bergen has changed a lot since 1970. As of 1 January 1986, there were 2,870 people with a non-Western immigrant background in Bergen. In 2006, this figure had increased to 14,630, so the non-Western immigrant population in Bergen was five times higher than in 1986. This is a slightly slower growth than the national average, which has sextupled during the same period. Also in relation to the total population in Bergen, the proportion of non-Westerns increased significantly. In 1986, the proportion of the total population in the municipality of non-Western background was 3.6%. In January 2006, people with a non-Western immigrant background accounted for 6 percent of the population in Bergen. The share of Western immigrants has remained stable at around 2% in the period. The number of Poles in Bergen rose from 697 in 2006 to 3,128 in 2010.[46]
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The Church of Norway is the largest denomination in Bergen, with 201,006 (79.74%) adherents in 2012. Bergen is the seat of the Diocese of Bjørgvin with Bergen Cathedral as its centrepiece, while St John's Church is the city's most prominent. The state church is followed by 52,059 (13.55%) irreligious [47] 12,000 Catholics belonging to Saint Paul Catholic Church[48][49] 4,947 members of various Protestant free churches, 2,707 Muslims, 816 Hindus, 255 Russian Orthodox and 147 Oriental Orthodox.
Cityscape
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The city centre of Bergen lies in the west of the municipality, facing the fjord of Byfjorden. It is among a group of mountains known as the Seven Mountains, although the number is a matter of definition. From here, the urban area of Bergen extends to the north, west and south, and to its east is a large mountain massif. Outside the city centre and the surrounding neighbourhoods (i.e. Årstad, inner Laksevåg and Sandviken), the majority of the population lives in relatively sparsely populated residential areas built after 1950. While some are dominated by apartment buildings and modern terraced houses (e.g. Fyllingsdalen), others are dominated by single-family homes.[50]
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The oldest part of Bergen is the area around the bay of Vågen in the city centre. Originally centred on the bay's eastern side, Bergen eventually expanded west and southwards. Few buildings from the oldest period remain, the most significant being St Mary's Church from the 12th century. For several hundred years, the extent of the city remained almost constant. The population was stagnant, and the city limits were narrow.[51] In 1702, seven-eighths of the city burned. Most of the old buildings of Bergen, including Bryggen (which was rebuilt in a mediaeval style), were built after the fire. The fire marked a transition from tar covered houses, as well as the remaining log houses, to painted and some brick-covered wooden buildings.[52]
The last half of the 19th century saw a period of rapid expansion and modernisation. The fire of 1855 west of Torgallmenningen led to the development of regularly sized city blocks in this area of the city centre. The city limits were expanded in 1876, and Nygård, Møhlenpris and Sandviken were urbanised with large-scale construction of city blocks housing both the poor and the wealthy.[53] Their architecture is influenced by a variety of styles; historicism, classicism and Art Nouveau.[54] The wealthy built villas between Møhlenpris and Nygård, and on the side of Mount Fløyen; these areas were also added to Bergen in 1876. Simultaneously, an urbanisation process was taking place in Solheimsviken in Årstad, at that time outside the Bergen municipality, centred on the large industrial activity in the area.[55] The workers' homes in this area were poorly built, and little remains after large-scale redevelopment in the 1960s–1980s.
After Årstad became a part of Bergen in 1916, a development plan was applied to the new area. Few city blocks akin to those in Nygård and Møhlenpris were planned. Many of the worker class built their own homes, and many small, detached apartment buildings were built. After World War II, Bergen had again run short of land to build on, and, contrary to the original plans, many large apartment buildings were built in Landås in the 1950s and 1960s. Bergen acquired Fyllingsdalen from Fana municipality in 1955. Like similar areas in Oslo (e.g. Lambertseter), Fyllingsdalen was developed into a modern suburb with large apartment buildings, mid-rises, and some single-family homes, in the 1960s and 1970s. Similar developments took place beyond Bergen's city limits, for example in Loddefjord.[56]
At the same time as planned city expansion took place inside Bergen, its extra-municipal suburbs also grew rapidly. Wealthy citizens of Bergen had been living in Fana since the 19th century, but as the city expanded it became more convenient to settle in the municipality. Similar processes took place in Åsane and Laksevåg. Most of the homes in these areas are detached row houses, single family homes or small apartment buildings.[56] After the surrounding municipalities were merged with Bergen in 1972, expansion has continued in largely the same manner, although the municipality encourages condensing near commercial centres, future Bergen Light Rail stations, and elsewhere.[57][58]
As part of the modernisation wave of the 1950s and 1960s, and due to damage caused by World War II, the city government ambitiously planned redevelopment of many areas in central Bergen. The plans involved demolition of several neighbourhoods of wooden houses, namely Nordnes, Marken, and Stølen. None of the plans was carried out in its original form; the Marken and Stølen redevelopment plans were discarded and that of Nordnes only carried out in the area that had been most damaged by war. The city council of Bergen had in 1964 voted to demolish the entirety of Marken, however, the decision proved to be highly controversial and the decision was reversed in 1974. Bryggen was under threat of being wholly or partly demolished after the fire of 1955, when a large number of the buildings burned to the ground. Instead of being demolished, the remaining buildings were restored and accompanied by reconstructions of some of the burned buildings.[56]
Demolition of old buildings and occasionally whole city blocks is still taking place, the most recent major example being the 2007 razing of Jonsvollskvartalet at Nøstet.[59]
Billboards are banned in the city.[60]
Administration
Since 2000, the city of Bergen has been governed by a city government (byråd) based on the principle of parliamentarism.[61] The government consists of seven government members called commissioners, and is appointed by the city council, the supreme authority of the city. After the local elections of 2007, the city has been ruled by a right-wing coalition of the Progress Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Conservative Party, each with two commissioners.[62] The Conservative Party member Trude Drevland is mayor—on unpaid leave since 1 September 2015,[63][64] while conservative Ragnhild Stolt-Nielsen is the leader of the city government,[65] the most powerful political position in Bergen.
After the 2015 landslide elections for the Labour party, Marte Mjøs Persen (Labour Party) is the new Bergen mayor and Harald Schjeldrup (Labour Party) the new Bergen governing mayor. The Labour Party has formed a new centre-left city government including the Labour Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democrats.
2007 and 2011 elections
There were Norwegian local elections, 2011.
Bergen city council 2007–2011[66] | |
Conservative Party | 18 | (0)
Labour Party | 16 (+1) |
Progress Party | 14 (+2) |
Socialist Left Party | 5 (−3) |
Christian Democratic Party | 4 (0) |
Liberal Party | 4 (+2) |
Red Electoral Alliance | 3 (−1) |
Centre Party | 2 (+1) |
Pensioners' Party | 1 (−2) |
Total | 67 |
The 2007 city council elections were held on 10 September. The Socialist Left Party (SV) and the Pensioners Party (PP) ended up as the losers of the election, SV going from 11.6% of the votes in the 2003 elections to 7.1%, and PP losing 2.9% ending up at 1.2%. The Liberal Party more than doubled, going from 2.7% to 5.8%. The Conservative Party lost 1.1% of the votes, ending up at 26.3%, while the Progress Party got 20.2% of the votes, a gain of 3% since the 2003 elections. The Christian Democratic Party gained 0.2%, ending up at 6.3%. The Red Electoral Alliance lost 1.4%, ending up at 4.5%, while the Centre Party gained 1.2%, ending up at 2.8%. Finally, the Labour Party continued being the second largest party in the city, gaining 1% and ending up at 23.9%.[67]
2015 elections
In the 2015 election the Labour Party won the Bergen election with a landslide, and got 37,8 % of the votes up 9 percent from 2011, while the Conservative party lost 12,8 % and ended up at just 22,1 %. The Labour Party formed a new centre-left city government with the Liberal Party and the Christian Democrats. The Labour Party is now holding both the mayor office and governing mayor office.
Boroughs
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Bergen is divided into eight boroughs,[68] as seen on the map to the right. Clockwise, starting with the northernmost, the boroughs are Åsane, Arna, Fana, Ytrebygda, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Årstad and Bergenhus. The city centre is located in Bergenhus. Parts of Fana, Ytrebygda, Åsane and Arna are not part of the Bergen urban area, explaining why the municipality has approximately 20,000 more inhabitants than the urban area.[citation needed]
Local borough administrations have varied since Bergen's expansion in 1972. From 1974, each borough had a politically chosen administration. From 1989, Bergen was divided into 12 health and social districts, each locally administered. From 2000 to 2004, the former organisational form with eight politically chosen local administrations was again in use and from 2008 through to 2010, a similar form existed where the local administrations had less power than previously.[69]
Borough | Population[70] | % | Area (km2) | % | Density (/km2) |
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Arna | 12,680 | 4.9 | 102.44 | 22.0 | 123 |
Bergenhus1 | 38,544 | 14.8 | 26.58 | 5.7 | 4.415 |
Fana | 38,317 | 14.8 | 159.70 | 34.3 | 239 |
Fyllingsdalen | 28,844 | 11.1 | 18.84 | 4.0 | 1.530 |
Laksevåg | 38,391 | 14.8 | 32.72 | 7.0 | 1.173 |
Ytrebygda | 25,710 | 9.9 | 39.61 | 8.5 | 649 |
Årstad2 | 37,614 | 14.5 | 14.78 | 3.2 | 4.440 |
Åsane | 39,534 | 15.2 | 71.01 | 15.2 | 556 |
Not stated | 758 | ||||
Total | 260,392 | 100 | 465.68 | 100 | 559 |
(Pertaining to the table above: The acreage figures include fresh water and uninhabited mountain areas, except:
1 1 The borough Bergenhus is 8.73 km (5.42 mi) ², the rest is water and uninhabited mountain areas.
2 2 The borough Årstad is 8.47 km (5.26 mi) ², the rest is water and uninhabited mountain areas.)
A former borough, Sentrum
Sentrum (literally, "Centre") was a borough (with the same name as a present-day neighbourhood). The borough was numbered 01, and its perimeter was from Store Lungegårdsvann and Strømmen along Puddefjorden around Nordnes and over to Skuteviken, up Mt. Fløyen east of Langelivannet, on to Skansemyren and over Forskjønnelsen to Store Lungegårdsvann, south of the railroad tracks.[71]
The population of the (now defunct) borough, numbered in 1994 more than 18,000 people.[71]
Education
There are 64 elementary schools,[72] 18 lower secondary schools[73] and 20 upper secondary schools[74] in Bergen, as well as 11 combined elementary and lower secondary schools.[75] Bergen Cathedral School is the oldest school in Bergen and was founded by Pope Adrian IV in 1153.[76]
The "Bergen School of Meteorology" was developed at the Geophysical Institute beginning in 1917, the Norwegian School of Economics was founded in 1936, and the University of Bergen in 1946.[citation needed]
The University of Bergen has 16,000 students and 3,000 staff, making it the third-largest educational institution in Norway.[77] Research in Bergen dates back to activity at Bergen Museum in 1825, although the university was not founded until 1946. The university has a broad range of courses and research in academic fields and three national centres of excellence, in climate research, petroleum research and medieval studies.[78] The main campus is located in the city centre. The university co-operates with Haukeland University Hospital within medical research. The Chr. Michelsen Institute is an independent research foundation established in 1930 focusing on human rights and development issues.[79]
Bergen University College has 6,000 students and 600 staff.[80] It focuses on professional education, such as teaching, healthcare and engineering. The college was created through amalgamation in 1994; campuses are spread around town but will be co-located at Kronstad. The Norwegian School of Economics is located in outer Sandviken and is the leading business school in Norway,[81] having produced three Economy Nobel Prize laureates.[82] The school has more than 3,000 students and approximately 400 staff.[83] Other tertiary education institutions include the Bergen School of Architecture, the Bergen National Academy of the Arts, located in the city centre with 300 students,[84] and the Norwegian Naval Academy located in Laksevåg. The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research has been located in Bergen since 1900. It provides research and advice relating to ecosystems and aquaculture. It has a staff of 700 people.[85]
Economy
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In August 2004, Time magazine named the city one of Europe's 14 "secret capitals"[86] where Bergen's capital reign is acknowledged within maritime businesses and activities such as aquaculture and marine research, with the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) (the second-largest oceanography research centre in Europe) as the leading institution. Bergen is the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy (at Haakonsvern) and its international airport Flesland is the main heliport for the Norwegian North Sea oil and gas industry, from where thousands of offshore workers commute to their work places onboard oil and gas rigs and platforms.[87]
One of Norway's largest shopping centres, Lagunen Storsenter, is located in Fana in Bergen, with a turnover of 2 540 million Norwegian kroner, and 5.2 million visitors every year.
Tourism is an important income source for the city. The hotels in the city may be full at times,[88][89] due to the increasing number of tourists and conferences. Prior to the Rolling Stones concert in September 2006, many hotels were already fully booked several months in advance.[90] Bergen is recognised as the unofficial capital of the region known as Western Norway, and recognised and marketed as the gateway city to the world-famous fjords of Norway and for that reason it has become Norway's largest – and one of Europe's largest – cruise ship ports of call.[91]
Transport
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Bergen Airport, Flesland, is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the city centre, at Flesland.[92] In 2013 the Avinor-operated airport served 6 million passengers. The airport serves as a hub for Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe; there are direct flights to 20 domestic and 53 international destinations.[93] Bergen Port, operated by Bergen Port Authority, is the largest seaport in Norway.[94] In 2011, the port saw 264 cruise calls with 350,248 visitors,[95] In 2009, the port handled 56 million tonnes of cargo, making it the ninth-busiest cargo port in Europe.[96] There are plans to move the port out of the city centre, but no location has been chosen.[97] Fjord Line operates a cruiseferry service to Hirtshals, Denmark. Bergen is the southern terminus of Hurtigruten, the Coastal Express, which operates with daily services along the coast to Kirkenes.[92] Passenger catamarans run from Bergen south to Haugesund and Stavanger,[98] and north to Sognefjord and Nordfjord.[99]
The city centre is surrounded by an electronic toll collection ring using the Autopass system.[100] The main motorways consist of E39, which runs north–south through the municipality, E16, which runs eastwards, and National Road 555, which runs westwards. There are four major bridges connecting Bergen to neighbouring municipalities: the Nordhordland Bridge,[101] the Askøy Bridge,[102] the Sotra Bridge[103] and the Osterøy Bridge. Bergen connects to the island of Bjorøy via the subsea Bjorøy Tunnel.[104]
Bergen Station is the terminus of the Bergen Line, which runs 496 kilometres (308 mi) to Oslo.[105] The Norwegian State Railways operates express trains to Oslo and the Bergen Commuter Rail to Voss. Between Bergen and Arna Station, the train runs about every 30 minutes through the Ulriken Tunnel; there is no corresponding road tunnel, forcing road vehicles to travel via Åsane or Nesttun.[106]
Bergen is one of the smallest cities in Europe to have both tram and trolleybus electric urban transport systems simultaneously. Public transport in Hordaland is managed by Skyss, which operates an extensive city bus network in Bergen and to many neighbouring municipalities,[107] including one route which operates as a trolleybus. The trolleybus system in Bergen is the only one still in operation in Norway and one of two trolleybus systems in Scandinavia.[108]
The modern tram Bergen Light Rail (Bybanen) opened between the city centre and Nesttun in 2010,[109] extended to Rådal (Lagunen Storsenter) in 2013 and is scheduled to reach the airport in 2015.[110] Extensions to other boroughs may occur later.[111] Fløibanen is a funicular which runs from the city centre to Mount Fløyen and Ulriksbanen is an aerial tramway which runs to Mount Ulriken.
Culture and sports
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Bergens Tidende (BT) and Bergensavisen (BA) are the largest newspapers, with circulations of 87,076 and 30,719 in 2006,[112] BT is a regional newspaper covering all of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane, while BA focuses on metropolitan Bergen. Other newspapers published in Bergen include the Christian national Dagen, with a circulation of 8.936,[112] and TradeWinds, an international shipping newspaper. Local newspapers are Fanaposten for Fana, Sydvesten for Laksevåg and Fyllingsdalen and Bygdanytt for Arna and the neighbouring municipality Osterøy.[112] TV 2, Norway's largest private television company, is based in Bergen.
The 1,500-seat Grieg Hall is the city's main cultural venue,[113] and home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1765,[114] and the Bergen Woodwind Quintet. The city also features Carte Blanche, the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance. The annual Bergen International Festival is the main cultural festival, which is supplemented by the Bergen International Film Festival. Two internationally renowned composers from Bergen are Edvard Grieg and Ole Bull. Grieg's home, Troldhaugen, has been converted to a museum. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bergen produced a series of successful pop, rock and black metal artists,[115] collectively known as the Bergen Wave.[116][117]
Den Nationale Scene is Bergen's main theatre. Founded in 1850, it had Henrik Ibsen as one of its first in-house playwrights and art directors. Bergen's contemporary art scene is centred on BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen Kunsthall, United Sardines Factory (USF) and Bergen Center for Electronic Arts (BEK). Bergen was a European Capital of Culture in 2000.[118] Buekorps is a unique feature of Bergen culture, consisting of boys aged from 7 to 21 parading with imitation weapons and snare drums.[119][120] The city's Hanseatic heritage is documented in the Hanseatic Museum located at Bryggen.[121]
SK Brann is Bergen's premier football team; founded in 1908, they have played in the (men's) Norwegian Premier League for all but seven years since 1963 and consecutively since 1987. The team were the football champions in 1961–62, 1963 and 2007,[122] and reached the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1996–97. Brann play their home games at the 17,824-seat Brann Stadion.[123] FK Fyllingsdalen is the city's second-best team, playing in the Second Division at Varden Amfi. Its predecessor, Fyllingen, played in the Norwegian Premier League in 1990, 1991 and 1993. Arna-Bjørnar and Sandviken play in the Women's Premier League.
Bergen IK is the premier men's ice hockey team, playing at Bergenshallen in the First Division. Tertnes play in the Women's Premier Handball League, and Fyllingen in the Men's Premier Handball League. In athletics, the city is dominated by IL Norna-Salhus, IL Gular and FIK BFG Fana, formerly also Norrøna IL and TIF Viking.
Bergensk is the native dialect of Bergen and a variation of Vestnorsk. It was strongly influenced by Low German-speaking merchants from the mid-14th to mid-18th centuries. During the Dano-Norwegian period from 1536 to 1814, Bergen was more influenced by Danish than other areas of Norway. The Danish influence removed the female grammatical gender in the 16th century, making Bergensk one of very few Norwegian dialects with only two instead of three grammatical genders. The Rs are uvular trills, as in French, which probably spread to Bergen some time in the 18th century, overtaking the alveolar trill in the time span of two to three generations. Owing to an improved literacy rate, Bergensk was influenced by riksmål and bokmål in the 19th and 20th centuries. This led to large parts of the German-inspired vocabulary disappearing and pronunciations shifting slightly towards East Norwegian.[124]
Street art
Bergen is considered to be the street art capital of Norway.[125] Famed artist Banksy visited the city in 2000[126] and inspired many to start creating street art. Soon after, the city brought up the most famous street artist in Norway: Dolk.[127][128] His art can still be seen in several places in the city, and in 2009 the city council choose to preserve Dolk's work "Spray" with protective glass.[129] In 2011, Bergen council launched a plan of action for street art in Bergen from 2011 to 2015 to ensure that "Bergen will lead the fashion for street art as an expression both in Norway and Scandinavia.[130]
The Madam Felle (1831–1908) monument in Sandviken, is in honour of a Norwegian woman of German origin, who in the mid-19th century managed, against the will of the council, to maintain a counter of beer. A well-known restaurant of the same name is now situated at another location in Bergen. The monument was erected in 1990 by sculptor Kari Rolfsen, supported by an anonymous donor. Madam Felle, civil name Oline Fell, was remembered after her death in a popular song, possibly originally a folksong,[131] "Kjenner Dokker Madam Felle?" by Lothar Lindtner and Rolf Berntzen on an album in 1977.
Neighbourhoods
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The traditional neighbourhoods of Bergen include Bryggen, Eidemarken, Engen, Fjellet, Kalfaret, Ladegården, Løvstakksiden,[132] Marken, Minde, Møhlenpris, Nordnes, Nygård, Nøstet, Sandviken, Sentrum, Skansen, Skuteviken, Strandsiden, Stølen, Sydnes, Verftet, Vågsbunnen, Wergeland,[133] and Ytre Sandviken.
International relations
Each year Bergen donates the Christmas Tree seen in Newcastle's Haymarket as a sign of the on-going friendship between the sister cities.[134] The Nordic friendship cities of Bergen, Gothenburg, Turku and Aarhus arrange inter-Nordic camps each year by inviting 10th grade school classes from each of the other cities to school camps. Bergen received a totem pole as a gift of friendship from the city of Seattle on the city's 900th anniversary in 1970. It is now placed in the Nordnes Park and gazes out over the sea towards the friendship city far to the west.
Sister (town) cities
Asmara, Eritrea[135]
Gothenburg, Sweden (since 1946)[135]
Newcastle, United Kingdom (since 1968)[135][136]
Seattle, United States (since 1967)[135][137]
Turku, Finland (since 1946)[135]
Aarhus, Denmark (since 1946)[135][138]
Grunnkretser
The various addresses in Bergen, each belong to one of the various grunnkrets.
See also
Gallery
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