The Seven Mountains ( no, De syv fjell) are seven mountains that surround the centre of the city of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

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county,

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. Bergen is often called 'the city between the seven mountains'.

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(1684–1754) felt so inspired by the

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, he decided that his home town must also be blessed with a corresponding seven mountains. Which mountains belong to the group is unclear, due to its origin (based on the mythical status of the number

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), and the fact that several of the mountains are part of the same mountain

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. Since there are many mountains surrounding Bergen, the definition of the "seven mountains" varies depending on who is defining it. The Bergen Mountain Hiking Association, which organizes an annual 7-mountain hike defines it as Ulriken, Løvstakken, Fløyfjellet, Damsgårdsfjellet, Lyderhorn, Rundemannen, and Sandviksfjellet. The list always includes these four main mountains plus three others: *

Ulriken Ulriken (or the older, ''Ålreken'') is the highest of the Seven Mountains, Bergen, Seven Mountains ( no, De syv fjell) that surround the city of Bergen, Norway. It has a height of above sea level. Ulriken has an aerial tramway, Ulriksbanen, that ...

, *

Løvstakken Løvstakken is one of the Seven Mountains that surround the center of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The tall mountain is located between the Fyllingsdalen and Bergensdalen valleys on the Bergen Peninsula. Løvstakken and the fo ...

, * Fløyfjellet, *

Damsgårdsfjellet Damsgårdsfjellet is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The tall mountain lies west of Melkeplassen and it is one of the seven mountains surrounding the city center of Bergen. See also *List of mountains of Norway ...

, * plus three from this list: ** Askøyfjellet, **

Blåmanen Blåmanen is one of the seven mountains that surround the centre of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The tall mountain is located east of the mountain Fløyen, making it somewhat difficult to see from the city centre of Bergen. T ...

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Lyderhorn Lyderhorn is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is one of "De syv fjell", the seven mountains surrounding the city centre, and the starting location of Bergen Turlag's annual trip of the mountains. It is located by L ...

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Rundemanen Rundemanen is a mountain in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is considered one of the " seven mountains" which surround the city centre of Bergen. At in height, it is the second highest of them all. It's a part of the same massi ...

, ** Sandviksfjellet,

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