Hansa Bryggeri (Hansa Brewery) is the local brewery of

Bergen, Norway Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...

It was established in 1891 by

Waldemar Stoud Platou Waldemar Stoud Platou (11 August 1868 – 13 July 1930) was a Norwegian businessperson. He had a long career in the brewery industry. Personal life He was born in Furnes, Norway, Furnes as the son of banker Christian Fredrik Stoud Platou (1824– ...

when he acquired the minor local brewery Det Sembske Bryggeri. The name "Hansa" is meant to reflect Bergen's history as one of the Hansa trading cities. The brewery was originally situated in a part of Bergen called

Kalfaret Kalfaret is a neighborhood in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The neighborhood is located in the borough of Bergenhus, just north of the Store Lungegårdsvannet bay, east of the city centre. The area is an affluent neighborhood, ...

, at the foot of mount

Fløyen Fløyen or Fløyfjellet is one of the "city mountains" in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. Its highest point is above sea level. The name could originate from ''fløystangen'' or a weather vane that was set up to indicate the direction of the wind for ...

, but relocated to an industrial area outside the city during the 1980s. Hansa Bryggeri merged with the

Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ...

-based ''

Borg Bryggerier Borg Bryggerier was formerly an independent brewery based in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway. Borg Bryggerier was founded in 1855 under the name Lande Gaard og Bryggeri by merchant Hans Hafslund. In 1905, the Egenæss family acquired the brewery. ...

'' (Borg Breweries) in 1997, which resulted in the creation of the company '' Hansa Borg Bryggerier''.''Hansa Borg Bryggerier ASA'' (Store norske leksikon)
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