Vagsbunnem
District of
Hordaland Fylke - Norway

Bryggen

Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen (the German Wharf) is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The name has the same origin as the Flemish city of Brugge. The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. The area of the present Bryggen constitutes the oldest part of the city.

Located at 60.3975, 5.32333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.183 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Bergen, World Heritage Sites in Norway, Trading posts of the Hanseatic League, Visitor attractions in Bergen

Fløibanen

Fløibanen is a funicular in Bergen, Norway which runs up the mountain of Fløyen. It is one of Bergen's major tourist attractions and one of Norway's most visited attractions. Over 1 million passengers a year have used it over the past few years. Fløibanen was officially opened on 15 January 1918. The idea to build transport to Fløyen was put forward in 1895 by John Lund, a member of the Norwegian legislature. Work to build Fløibanen started in 1914. The line was ready in 1918.

Located at 60.3964, 5.32842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Funicular railways in Norway, Metre gauge railways in Norway, Transport in Bergen, Companies based in Bergen, Railway lines opened in 1918, 1918 establishments in Norway, Visitor attractions in Bergen

Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene

Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene (Det Hanseatiske Museum og Schøtstuene) is a museum in the city of Bergen, Norway. The main part of the museum is located in Finnegården, one of the conserved wooden buildings on Bryggen in Bergen, Norway. The museum covers the Hanseatic period of time in Bergen. This building was put up after a fire in 1702 when most of the city centre of Bergen burned down. The museum was started in a building owned the merchant J.W. Olsen in 1872.

Located at 60.3961, 5.3262 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Museums in Bergen, Hanseatic League, Culture in Hordaland, History museums in Norway

Bryggens Museum

Bryggens Museum was built in 1976. The architect behind the work was Øivind Maurseth, who also designed the SAS hotel nearby. The museum was built on the site of a fire that occurred in Bryggen in Bergen, Norway in 1955. Remains have been uncovered by archaeological excavations on the site of the fire. Many of the remains now form the basis of the modern museum and are permanently exhibited. However, the museum also has changing exhibits.

Located at 60.3984, 5.32277 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.183 miles away.
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Museums in Bergen, University museums in Norway, City museums, University of Bergen, Art museums and galleries in Norway

Bergen Cathedral School

Bergen Cathedral School is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Located in the city centre, next to Bergen Cathedral, the school has about 465 students, 55 full-time teachers, and 5 administration personnel, including the headmaster, Bjørn Kristian Jæger.

Located at 60.3931, 5.33121 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Secondary schools in Norway, International Baccalaureate schools in Norway, Schools in Bergen, Educational institutions established in the 12th century, 1153 establishments in Norway

Grieg Academy

The Grieg Academy is a name shared by music programs spread across two higher education institutions in Bergen, Norway. One prominent institution, which until recently has referred to itself in English as the "Grieg Institute" (or "Griegakademiet - Institutt for musikk" in Norwegian) is the music conservatory in Bergen, and a department of the University of Bergen (UiB).

Located at 60.3892, 5.32582 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Music schools in Norway, Education in Bergen

Bergen Station

Bergen Station is the main railway station in the city of Bergen, Norway. It is a terminal station on the Bergen Line, and serves trains from Oslo as well as the Bergen Commuter Rail from Arna, Voss and Myrdal. It is located on the east side of the city centre and has four platforms. The station was opened in 1913, four years after the Bergen Line itself opened; it replaced a former main station that was located further west. The station building is one of the grandest in Norway.

Located at 60.3903, 5.3334 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Railway stations in Bergen, Railway stations on Bergensbanen, Railway stations opened in 1913, 1913 establishments in Norway

Bergensavisen

Bergensavisen (lit. "the Bergen newspaper"), usually shortened to BA, is the second largest newspaper in Bergen, Norway. It is published in tabloid format. The newspaper webpage ba. no is Bergen's largest local newspaper webpage. In 2006, Bergensavisen had a daily circulation of 30.719 on Monday to Saturday, and 29.782 on Sundays. Approximately 108.000 read the paper every day.

Located at 60.3934, 5.32282 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Publications established in 1927, Newspapers published in Norway, Media in Bergen, Companies based in Bergen, 1927 establishments in Norway, Amedia

Grieg Hall

The Grieg Hall is a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway. It has been the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since the hall's completion in 1978. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986, and is the host of the annual Norwegian Brass Band Championship competition, which occurs in mid-winter. The hall is named after Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who was music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882.

Located at 60.3889, 5.32821 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Bergen, Concert halls in Norway, Modernist architecture in Scandinavia, 1978 establishments in Norway, Visitor attractions in Bergen

Tanks Upper Secondary School

Tanks Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Tanks videregående skole) is an upper secondary school in the centre of Bergen, Norway. The school opened in 1850 as Den Tankske Skole, funded by an endowement established by merchant Hans Tank and his wife around fifty years earlier. The school building is 150 years old and in bad shape. Due to this the school will move to new buildings in 4 years time.

Located at 60.3941, 5.3289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Secondary schools in Norway, Education in Bergen

Bergen landdistrikt

Bergen landdistrikt (English: Bergen rural district) is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. Bergen landdistrikt or Domkirken og Korskirkens landsokn (English: Domkirken and Korskirkens rural parish) was established as a municipality January 1, 1838. In the 1835 census the area had a population of 1,381. It was merged with the municipality and county of Bergen January 1, 1877. Prior to the merger Bergen landdistrikt had a population of 4,833 (according to the 1875 census).

Located at 60.3936, 5.33056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Former municipalities of Norway

Bergen Storsenter

Bergen Storsenter is the largest shopping centre in central Bergen, Norway, with a turnover of 1,024 billion Norwegian krone in 2002. The first shopping centre on this location opened in 1988 and was called Bystasjonen. In 1999 Bergen Storsenter opened, at which point the number of stores had grown from c. 30 to 72.

Located at 60.3891, 5.33216 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Shopping centres in Norway, Buildings and structures in Bergen, 1988 establishments in Norway, Visitor attractions in Bergen

Bergen Light Rail

Bergen Light Rail is a light rail system in Bergen, Norway. The first stage of the project is a fifteen-station, 9.8-kilometre stretch between the city center and Nesttun, which opened on 22 June 2010. Construction continued from Nesttun to Rådal in January 2011; further plans for the project involve three lines, stretching to Bergen Airport, Flesland; Åsane and Storavatnet. Plans for rail transit have existed since the 1970s, following the 1965 closing of the Bergen Tramway.

Located at 60.3925, 5.32333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Bergen Light Rail, Tram transport in Bergen, Light rail in Norway, Railway lines opened in 2010, 2010 establishments in Norway

Torgallmenningen

Torgallmenningen, Torgalmenningen, or Torvallmenningen, is the main square of Bergen, Norway.

Located at 60.393, 5.324 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Squares in Bergen

Bergen National Academy of the Arts

Bergen Academy of Art and Design (Norwegian: Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen) or KHiB is one of the two independent institutions of higher learning in the visual arts and design in Norway. It is located in Bergen, Norway.

Located at 60.391, 5.333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Art schools in Norway, Industrial design, Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Educational institutions established in 1996, Graphic design schools

Nygård, Norway

Nygård is a neighbourhood of Bergen, Norway, located south of the Lille Lungegårdsvann lake in the city centre. Grieghallen and parts of the University of Bergen are located in Nygård.

Located at 60.3872, 5.32917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Traditional neighbourhoods of Bergen

Bergen Public Library

Bergen Public Library (Norwegian: Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek) is a library building and public library institution in Bergen, Norway. Founded in 1872, it is the second largest public library in Norway. In addition to the main building in Bergen's city centre, Bergen Public Library operates six branch offices, the library service in Bergen's two prisons, and a library bus.

Located at 60.3899, 5.33184 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Libraries in Norway, 1872 establishments in Norway, Library buildings completed in 1917

Christi Krybbe skoler

Christi Krybbe skoler is an elementary school in Bergen, Norway. It is the oldest existing school of elementary education in Scandinavia, having been founded 1737 under the name Korskirken's School for the Poor. The school got its own building in 1740, and the name was changed to Christi Krybbe fundasskole. Later, in 1874, the school was expanded when a second building, named Øvregaten skole, was built next to the old one.

Located at 60.3968, 5.32796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.183 miles away.
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Schools in Bergen, Primary schools in Norway, 1737 establishments in Norway, Educational institutions established in the 1730s

Korskirken

Korskirken (lit. The Cross Church) is a cruciform church in Bergen, Norway.

Located at 60.3949, 5.32776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Churches in Bergen, 12th-century establishments in Norway

Bergen Cathedral

Bergen Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Bjørgvin in the Church of Norway. Located in the city centre of Bergen, Norway, the first recorded reference to it is dated 1181. It retains its ancient dedication to St Olaf. During the reign of king Haakon IV of Norway, a Franciscan friary was established near the church, then known as Olavskirken, or the church of Saint Olaf, which was incorporated in it. The church burned down in 1248 and again in 1270, but was reconstructed after both fires.

Located at 60.3939, 5.33047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Norway, Church of Norway cathedrals, Lutheran cathedrals, Churches in Bergen

St Mary's Church, Bergen

St Mary's Church 180px Basic information Location Bergen, Norway Geographic coordinates coord}}{{#coordinates:60.39894|5.32347 primary name= }} Affiliation 20px Church of Norway Rite Evangelical Lutheran Status Active Architectural description Architectural type Parish church Architectural style Romanesque and Gothic Direction of façade West Completed 1130-1183 Specifications Spire(s) Two St Mary's Church is a church in Bergen, Norway.

Located at 60.3989, 5.32347 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.183 miles away.
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Churches in Bergen, 11th-century establishments in Norway

Nonneseter Abbey, Bergen

Nonneseter Abbey (Nonneseter kloster) was a monastery of nuns in Bergen, Norway. A small part of the former abbey church remains in use as a chapel, the Nonneseter kapell ("Nonneseter Chapel").

Located at 60.39, 5.33254 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Cistercian monasteries of nuns, Cistercian monasteries in Norway, Christian monasteries in Bergen, Christian monasteries in Norway, Roman Catholic Church in Norway, Christianity in Norway, Churches in Bergen, 12th-century establishments in Norway

Kong Oscars gate, Bergen

Kong Oscars gate is a street in the city centre of Bergen, Norway. It runs from Stadsporten, northwestwards to Bryggesporden and Vetrlidsallmenning by the bay of Vågen. The westernmost part of Kong Oscars gate is among the oldest streets in Bergen. The street was named in 1857 after king Oscar I of Sweden, who would reign over Norway and Sweden until 1859. It is a one-way road between Domkirkeplassen and its northwestern end, and otherwise a two-way road.

Located at 60.3926, 5.3317 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Streets in Norway, Geography of Bergen

Lille Lungegårdsvannet

Lille Lungegårdsvannet is a small lake in the city centre of Bergen, Norway. The octagon-shaped lake was formerly connected to Store Lungegårdsvannet, but the strait between the two was removed in 1926. Historically having been much larger than it now is, Lille Lungegårdsvannet slowly but steadily shrunk to its present size until it got its current shape in the 20th century.

Located at 60.3904, 5.3284 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.182 miles away.
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Lakes of Hordaland

Skansen Tunnel (Bergen)

The Skansen Tunnel is a proposed road tunnel in Bergen, Norway, which would run from Bontelabo to either Christies gate in the city center, or connect to the Fløyfjell Tunnel. The intention is to allow traffic to and from Sandviken to bypass Bryggen and the city center. The project would be part of Norwegian County Road 585 and financing has been secured through the Bergen Program. The tunnel is estimated to cost NOK 430 million and could be completed by 2015.

Located at 60.3969, 5.33139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.183 miles away.
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Road tunnels in Bergen, Proposed tunnels in Norway