Timeline of Bergen

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bergen, Norway.

Prior to 19th century[]

1070s CE - Bergen founded (approximate date).^[1]^[2]

1080 - Catholic diocese of Bergen established (approximate date).^[3]

1153 - Bergen Cathedral School founded.

1163 - Coronation of Magnus V of Norway.

1180 - St Mary's Church, Bergen built (approximate date).

1181 - [no] occurs.^[4]

1194 - 29 June: Coronation of Sverre of Norway.^[5]

1247 - 29 July: Coronation of Haakon IV of Norway.

1261

11 September: Magnus-Ingeborg wedding party takes place in Haakon's Hall.^[6]
14 September: Coronation of Magnus VI of Norway.

1280 - Coronation of Eric II of Norway.

1350s - Hanseatic merchants set up kontor in Bryggen.^[6]

1393 - Sacking of Bergen (1393).

1429 - [no] occurs.

1531 - Christ Church, Bergen demolished.

1665 - 2 August: Naval Battle of Vågen occurs.^[7]

1702 - Fire.^[7]

1721 - Peter Nørvig printer in business.^[8]^[9]

1769 - Population: 18,827.^[10]

1794 - Foundation of the local branch of the theatrical society Det Dramatiske Selskab.

Birgithe Kühle publishes the magazine Provincial-Lecture.

19th century[]

1800 - The first theater, Komediehuset på Engen, is built.
1825 - Bergen Museum founded.^[11]
1837 - [no] becomes mayor.
1838 - [no] founded.^[11]
1850 - Det norske Theater (Bergen) opens.^[11]
1851 - Bergen Steamship Company in business.
1853 - Stølen School established.^[12]^[13]
1855
- Fire.^[7]
- Bergens Privatbank^[14] and Bergen Mekaniske Verksted (shipyard)^{[citation needed]} established.
1867 - [no] (prison) built.
1868
- Bergens Tidende (newspaper) begins publication.^[9]
- [no] (monument) erected.
1872 - Hanseatic Museum established.^[15]
1873 - Causative agent of leprosy, the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, identified by Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen.^[16]
1875 - Population: 54,436.^[10]^[17]
1876 - Bergens Kreditbank established.^[14]
1882
- [no] (phone company) begins operating.^[6]
- [no] ("moral protection" group) founded.
1883 - Voss Line railway begins operating.^[6]
1887 - West Norway Museum of Decorative Art established.
1890 - Gulating Court of Appeal established.^{[citation needed]}
1894 - Bergen Historical Society founded.^[18]

20th century[]

1905 - [no] (teaching facility) established.
1909
- Den Nationale Scene (theatre) built.
- [no] (school) founded.^{[citation needed]}
1910
- Braille library established.^[19]
- Population: 104,224.^[10]^[20]
1915 - Bergen Chamber of Commerce founded.^[9]
1916 - January: Bergen fire of 1916.
1917 - Grieg statue erected in [no].
1919 - Protestant Dagen newspaper begins publication.^[9]
1920 - Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap (utility) established.^[9]
1927 - Bergensavisen newspaper in publication.^[9]
1929 - [no] built.
1930 - Chr. Michelsen Institute established.^{[citation needed]}
1933 - [no] built.
1935
- Fana Gymnas (school) active.
- Asbjørn Stensaker becomes mayor.
1936 - Norwegian School of Economics established.
1944
- 20 April: Harbour explosion in Bergen 1944.
- 4 October: [no] near Bergen.
- Submarine "Operation Guidance" occurs in harbour.
1945 - Nils Handal becomes mayor.
1946
- University of Bergen established.^[21]
- [no] (cinema) built.
1949 - [no] established.
1950 - Population: 162,381.^[10]
1955 - Medieval Bryggen inscriptions discovered.
1967 - Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.^[22]
1970
- 29 November: Body of Isdal Woman found.
- Population: 209,066.^[10]
1972 - Arna, Åsane, Fana, and Laksevåg become part of city.^[6]
1973
- [no] (art school) opens.
- Eilert Eilertsen becomes mayor.
1974 - [no] built.
1975 - Bergen Bank established.
1976 - Muslim Association of Bergen founded.^[23]
1979
- [no] (city archives) established.
- Bryggen designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1982 - [no] (radio) begins broadcasting.
1986
- 3 May: Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held.
- Electronic toll collection introduced.
1992
- TV 2 (Norway) begins broadcasting.^[9]
- Islamic Cultural Centre established.^[23]
1996 - Bergen National Academy of the Arts established.

21st century[]

2001
- [no] (art space) active.
- Population: 232,989.^[10]
2002
- Hordaland Police District headquartered in Bergen.
- Bergen Program for Transport, Urban Development and the Environment begins.
2005
- 14 September: Hatlestad mudslide occurs.
- Bergen City Museum foundation established.
2006 - 1 September: Musical group Rolling Stones perform.^[24]
2009
- November: Gingerbread house sacked.^[25]
- [no] slow television programme created.^[26]
2010 - Bergen Light Rail begins operating.
2011 - [no] becomes mayor.
2015 - [no] held.

References[]

^ Jan Sjåvik (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Norway. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6408-5.
^ Hans Andersson (2003). "Urbanization". In Knut Helle (ed.). Cambridge History of Scandinavia. 1: Prehistory to 1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-47299-9.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Norway". Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ Charles Francis Keary (1892). Norway and the Norwegians. London: Percival & Co.
^ Sigvart Sörensen (1899). Norway. New York: P. F. Collier.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bergen: historie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2015. (includes timeline)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Bergen", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
^ Gina Dahl (2011). Books in Early Modern Norway. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-20720-2.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Norway". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Kommune: Bergen: Tabeller" (PDF), Folke- og boligtelling 2001 (in Norwegian), Statistics Norway, 2007
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Christian Koren-Wiberg (1912). By og brygge: billeder fra Bergen (in Norwegian). Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co.
^ "Bergen Map". Bergen: Histos. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^ "Publikasjoner". Bergen Byarkiv (in Norwegian). Bergen Kommune. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Norway". International Banking Directory. Bankers Publishing Company. 1920.
^ "Store norske leksikon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ Irgens L (2002). "The discovery of the leprosy bacillus". Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 122 (7): 708–9. PMID 11998735.
^ "Norway". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885.
^ "Bergens Historiske Forening" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ World Guide to Special Libraries. K. G. Saur Verlag. 2007. ISBN 978-3-11-091785-7.
^ "Norway". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
^ Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
^ "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Göran Larsson, ed. (2009). Islam in the Nordic and Baltic Countries. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-01292-3.
^ Ivar Peersen (21 September 2015), "Insider's cultural guide to Bergen", The Guardian, UK
^ Cops on trail of 'gingerbread town' vandals, Reuters, 23 November 2009
^ "Big in Norway: Slow TV", The Atlantic, USA, January 2014

This article incorporates information from the Norwegian Wikipedia and Russian Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English

W. Pembroke Fetridge (1883), "Bergen", Harper's Hand-Book for Travellers in Europe and the East (22nd ed.), New York: Harper & Brothers.
"Bergen", Hand-book for Travellers in Norway (8th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1892
"Bergen", Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1912
United States Secretary of the Navy (1932), "Bergen Havn", Sailing directions for the southwest and south coasts of Norway (3rd ed.) (fulltext)

in Norwegian

[no], 1560
Yngvar Nielsen (1877). Bergen fra de ældste tider indtil nutiden (in Norwegian). Christiania: C. Tønsberg.
Henrik Jæger (1889). Bergen og Bergenserne (in Norwegian). Bergen: F. Beyer.
"Skrifter Udgivne af Bergens Historiske Forening" [Publications of the Bergen Historical Society] (in Norwegian) – via HathiTrust. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) 1895-
Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1899). "Bergen". Norges officielle statistik (in Norwegian). Kristiania: Statistiske Centralbureau.

External links[]

Europeana. Items related to Bergen, various dates
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Bergen, various dates.

[Sjavik2008chronology-1] Jan Sjåvik (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Norway. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6408-5.

[2] Hans Andersson (2003). "Urbanization". In Knut Helle (ed.). Cambridge History of Scandinavia. 1: Prehistory to 1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-47299-9.

[katolsk-3] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Norway". Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[Keary1892-4] Charles Francis Keary (1892). Norway and the Norwegians. London: Percival & Co.

[Sörensen1899-5] Sigvart Sörensen (1899). Norway. New York: P. F. Collier.

[SNL-bergen-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bergen: historie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2015. (includes timeline)

[brit1910-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Bergen", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive

[Dahl2011-8] Gina Dahl (2011). Books in Early Modern Norway. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-20720-2.

[europa2004-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Norway". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.

[statistics2007-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Kommune: Bergen: Tabeller" (PDF), Folke- og boligtelling 2001 (in Norwegian), Statistics Norway, 2007

[Koren1912-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Christian Koren-Wiberg (1912). By og brygge: billeder fra Bergen (in Norwegian). Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co.

[Histos-12] "Bergen Map". Bergen: Histos. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

[13] "Publikasjoner". Bergen Byarkiv (in Norwegian). Bergen Kommune. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

[banking1920-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Norway". International Banking Directory. Bankers Publishing Company. 1920.

[SNL-15] "Store norske leksikon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[Irgens_2002-16] Irgens L (2002). "The discovery of the leprosy bacillus". Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 122 (7): 708–9. PMID 11998735.

[17] "Norway". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885.

[18] "Bergens Historiske Forening" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.

[saur2007-19] World Guide to Special Libraries. K. G. Saur Verlag. 2007. ISBN 978-3-11-091785-7.

[20] "Norway". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.

[Ruegg2011-21] Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.

[22] "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[Larsson2009-23] Jump up to: ^a ^b Göran Larsson, ed. (2009). Islam in the Nordic and Baltic Countries. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-01292-3.

[peersen2015-24] Ivar Peersen (21 September 2015), "Insider's cultural guide to Bergen", The Guardian, UK

[25] Cops on trail of 'gingerbread town' vandals, Reuters, 23 November 2009

[26] "Big in Norway: Slow TV", The Atlantic, USA, January 2014

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show v t Neighbourhoods of Bergen, Norway
Arna	Espeland Indre Arna Tunes Ytre Arna
Årstad	Gyldenpris Kronstad Landås Løvstakksiden Minde Nattland Slettebakken
Åsane	Breistein Eidsvåg Flaktveit Hylkje
Bergenhus	Bryggen Kalfaret Møhlenpris Nordnes Nygård Sandviken Sentrum Sydnes Verftet
Fana	Fanahammeren Krokeidet Nattland Nesttun Paradis
Fyllingsdalen
Laksevåg	Alvøen Drotningsvik Gravdal Kjøkkelvik Loddefjord Mathopen Olsvik
Ytrebygda	Flesland Milde Steinsvik