The following is a

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of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

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 o ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

Prior to 19th century

* 1070s CE - Bergen founded by Olaf Kyrre (approximate date). * 1080 - Catholic diocese of Bergen established (approximate date). * 1153 - Bergen Cathedral School founded. * 1163 -

Coronation A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head. The term also generally refers not only to the physical crowning but to the whole ceremony wherein the act of crowning occurs, along with the presentation of ot ...

Magnus V of Norway Magnus Erlingsson ( non, Magnús Erlingsson, 1156 – 15 June 1184) was a king of Norway (being Magnus V) during the civil war era in Norway. He was the first known Scandinavian monarch to be crowned in Scandinavia. He helped to establish primog ...

. * 1180 - St Mary's Church, Bergen built (approximate date). * 1181 ** occurs. ** First recorded historical reference to Bergen Cathedral. * 1194 - 29 June:

Sverre of Norway Sverre Sigurdsson ( non, Sverrir Sigurðarson) (c. 1145/1151 – 9 March 1202) was the king of Norway from 1184 to 1202. Many consider him one of the most important rulers in Norwegian history. He assumed power as the leader of the rebel party ...

. * 1247 - 29 July:

of Haakon IV of Norway. * 1261 ** 11 September:

Magnus Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...

- Ingeborg wedding party takes place in Haakon's Hall. ** 14 September:

Magnus VI of Norway Magnus Haakonsson ( non, Magnús Hákonarson, no, Magnus Håkonsson, label= Modern Norwegian; 1 (or 3) May 1238 – 9 May 1280) was King of Norway (as Magnus VI) from 1263 to 1280 (junior king from 1257). One of his greatest achievements was the ...

. * 1280 -

of Eric II of Norway. * 1350s -

Hanseatic The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=German language, Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a Middle Ages, medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central Europe, Central and Norther ...

merchants set up

kontor A ''kontor'' () was a foreign trading post of the Hanseatic League. In addition to the major ''kontore'' in London (the Steelyard), Bruges, Bergen (Bryggen), and Novgorod (Peterhof), some ports had a representative merchant and a warehouse. E ...

Bryggen Bryggen (''the dock''), also known as Tyskebryggen (, ''the German dock''), is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has been on the UNESCO lis ...

. * 1393 - Sacking of Bergen (1393). * 1429 - occurs. * 1531 -

Christ Church, Bergen Christ Church on Holmen (''Kristkirken på Holmen i Bergen'') was the main medieval era cathedral of Bergen, Norway. Its site was near Haakon's hall (''Håkonshallen'') and Bergenhus Fortress (''Bergenhus festning''). History Christ Church ...

demolished. * 1665 - 2 August: Naval

Battle of Vågen The Battle of Vågen was a naval battle between a Dutch merchant and treasure fleet; and an English flotilla of warships in August 1665 as part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The battle took place in Vågen (meaning "the bay, voe" in Norweg ...

occurs. * 1684 - Birth of

Ludvig Holberg Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian dual monarchy. He was influenced by Humanism, ...

, writer and poet. * 1702 - Fire. * 1721 - Peter Nørvig printer in business. * 1769 - Population: 18,827. * 1764 - End of membership of the Hanseatic League. * 1794 - Foundation of the local branch of the theatrical society ''

Det Dramatiske Selskab Det Dramatiske Selskab is the name for several Norwegian amateur theatre drama troupes. These troupes were the first permanent theatre troupes in the cities of Norway. The period between 1780–1830 is described by many as ''the age of the dramatic ...

''. **

Birgithe Kühle Birgithe Lykke Kühle, née Solberg (1762 in Copenhagen - 1832 in Sønderby), was a Norwegian (originally Danish) journalist and managing editor who has been referred to as the first female journalist in Norway. Birgithe Kühle was the daughter o ...

publishes the magazine ''Provincial-Lecture''.

19th century

* 1800 - The first theater,

Komediehuset på Engen Komediehuset på Engen ('Meadow Comedy House') was a historic theatre in Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its popul ...

, is built. * 1807 - Birth of

Johan Sebastian Welhaven Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven (22 December 1807 – 21 October 1873) was a Norwegian author, poet, critic, and art theorist. He has been considered "one of the greatest figures in Norwegian literature." Background Johan Welhaven was born ...

, "one of the greatest figures in Norwegian literature". * 1825 -

Bergen Museum The University Museum of Bergen ( no, Universitetsmuseet i Bergen) is a university museum in Bergen, Norway. The museum features material related to anthropology, archaeology, botany, geology, zoology, art, and cultural history. History The Univ ...

founded. * 1837 - becomes mayor. * 1838 - founded. * 1843 - Birth of

Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the foremost Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of ...

, future composer and pianist. * 1850 -

Det norske Theater (Bergen) Det norske Theater is a former theatre in Bergen, Norway, and regarded as the first pure Norwegian stage theatre. It opened in by primus motor, violinist Ole Bull, and closed in , after a bankruptcy. The theatre's first production was Holberg ...

opens. * 1851 -

Bergen Steamship Company The Bergen Steamship Company ( no, Bergenske Dampskibsselskab) (BDS), was founded in 1851 by Michael Krohn to operate a shipping service between the Norwegian ports of Bergen, Stavanger, and Kristiansand and the German port of Hamburg with the pad ...

in business. * 1853 - Stølen School established. * 1855 ** Fire. **

Bergens Privatbank Bergens Privatbank was a Norwegian commercial bank based in Bergen. It was established in 1855 and built a network of branches throughout the country. Jørgen Breder Faye was the first director and held the position until 1904. The bank merged with ...

and

Bergen Mekaniske Verksted Bergen Mekaniske Verksted, later Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder, was a shipyard in Solheimsviken in Bergen, Norway. Established in 1855, it later also built a drydock in Laksevåg Laksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, ...

(shipyard) established. * 1867 - (prison) built. * 1868 ** ''

Bergens Tidende ''Bergens Tidende'' is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo. ''Bergens Tidende'' is owned by the public company Schibsted ASA. Norwegian owners held a mere 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end ...

'' (newspaper) begins publication. ** (monument) erected. * 1872 - Hanseatic Museum established. * 1873 - Causative agent of

leprosy Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria ''Mycobacterium leprae'' or ''Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damag ...

, the

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'', identified by Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen. * 1875 - Population: 54,436. * 1876 - Bergens Kreditbank established. * 1882 ** (phone company) begins operating. (includes timeline) ** ("moral protection" group) founded. * 1883 -

Voss Line The Voss Line ( no, Vossebanen) is a railway line from Bergen to Voss in Vestland, Norway. It opened on 11 July 1883 and was extended to Oslo as the Bergen Line on 27 November 1909. It was built as narrow gauge, but converted to with the connec ...

railway begins operating. * 1887 - West Norway Museum of Decorative Art established. * 1890 -

Gulating Court of Appeal The Gulating Court of Appeal ( no, Gulating lagmannsrett) is one of six Court of appeal (Norway), courts of appeal in the Norway, Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Bergen (city), Bergen. The court has jurisdiction over the cou ...

established. * 1894 - Bergen Historical Society founded. * 1900 - Population: 72,179.

20th century

* 1905 - (teaching facility) established. * 1909 **

Den Nationale Scene Den Nationale Scene ( en, National Theater) is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway. History Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has root ...

(theatre) built. ** (school) founded. * 1910 ** Braille library established. ** Population: 104,224. * 1915 - Bergen Chamber of Commerce founded. * 1916 - January: Bergen fire of 1916. * 1917 - Grieg statue erected in . * 1919 - Protestant '' Dagen'' newspaper begins publication. * 1920 -

Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap Eviny is a Norwegian power company based in Bergen. Eviny is owned by Statkraft (47.9%), Bergen municipality (37.8%) and 16 other municipalities between Sognefjorden and Hardangerfjorden. It performs production and distribution of electricity. ...

(utility) established. * 1927 - ''

Bergensavisen ''Bergensavisen'' (lit. "the Bergen newspaper"), usually shortened to ''BA'', is the second largest newspaper in Bergen, Norway. The paper is published in tabloid format. The newspaper's webpage ba.no is Bergen's largest local newspaper webpage ...

'' newspaper in publication. * 1929 - built. * 1930 - Chr. Michelsen Institute established. * 1933 - built. * 1935 **

Fana Gymnas Fana Gymnas is a public high school located in Fana in Bergen, Norway. The school was founded in 1916 as a middle school, and the headmaster was the father of Nordahl Grieg Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a ...

(school) active. ** Asbjørn Stensaker becomes mayor. * 1936 -

Norwegian School of Economics The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...

established. * 1944 ** 20 April: Harbour explosion in Bergen 1944. ** 4 October: near Bergen. ** Submarine " Operation Guidance" occurs in harbour. * 1945 -

Nils Handal Nils Kristoffer Handal (18 June 1906 – 28 December 1992) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Career He was born in Bergen as a son of custodian Ole Monsen Handal (1876–1963) and Martha Malene Sjursen (1875–1965). He enrolled a ...

becomes mayor. * 1946 **

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

established. ** (cinema) built. * 1949 - established. * 1950 - Population: 162,381. * 1955 - Medieval

Bryggen inscriptions The Bryggen inscriptions are a find of some 670 medieval runic inscriptions on wood (mostly pine) and bone found from 1955 and forth at ''Bryggen'' (and its surroundings) in Bergen, Norway. It has been called the most important runic find in the ...

discovered. * 1967 -

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relationship established with

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, USA. * 1970 ** 29 November: Body of

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found. ** Population: 209,066. * 1972 - Arna,

Åsane Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre. Åsane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on t ...

Fana Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the southeastern part of the municipality of Bergen. The borough was once part of the historic municipality of Fana which was incorporated into Bergen ...

, and

Laksevåg Laksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is located in the western part of the municipality. Historically, the area was called ''Laxevaag'', and it was a separate municipality until 1972 when it was m ...

become part of city. * 1973 ** (art school) opens. ** Eilert Eilertsen becomes mayor. * 1974 - built. * 1975 - Bergen Bank established. * 1976 - Muslim Association of Bergen founded. * 1979 ** (city archives) established. **

designated an UNESCO

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. * 1982 - (radio) begins broadcasting. * 1986 ** 3 May:

Eurovision Song Contest 1986 The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Bergen, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song " La det swinge" by Bobbysocks! Organised by the European Broadcast ...

held. ** Electronic toll collection introduced. * 1992 **

TV 2 (Norway) TV 2 (''TV to'') is a Norwegian terrestrial television channel. Its headquarters are located in Bergen. TV 2 began test broadcasting on 13 November 1991, and a year later, it was officially launched on 5 September 1992, becoming Norway's first co ...

begins broadcasting. ** Islamic Cultural Centre established. * 1996 -

Bergen National Academy of the Arts Bergen Academy of Art and Design ( no, Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen) or KHiB was one of two independent and accredited scientific institutions of higher learning in the visual arts and design in Norway (The other is Oslo National Academy o ...

established.

21st century

* 2001 ** (art space) active. ** Population: 232,989. * 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 Bergen City Museum ( no, Bymuseet i Bergen) is a foundation which operates several museums in Bergen, Norway. History The museum foundation was established on 1 July 2005 through merger of the former independent institutions. The establishment ...

foundation established. * 2006 - 1 September: Musical group Rolling Stones perform. * 2009 ** November: Gingerbread house sacked. ** '

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programme created. * 2010 -

Bergen Light Rail Bergen Light Rail ( no, Bybanen) is a light rail system in Bergen, Norway. The first stage of the project was a twenty-station stretch between the city center and Lagunen Storsenter, where the first 15 stations comprising a stretch opened i ...

begins operating. * 2011 -

Trude Drevland Trude Drevland (born 27 May 1947) is a Norwegian nurse and politician from the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party. She was the mayor of Bergen between 2011 and 2015 and deputy mayor from 2007 to 2011. Biography She was born in Melbu ...

becomes mayor. * 2015 - held.

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