Place details
Place nameBergen
Other namesBjørgvin, Bjorgvin
CountryNorge
Latitude60.383
Longitude5.333
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Founded by king Olaf III; became important commercial & political center after castle was built in 1100; German Hanseatic merchants controlled trade 14th-18th cen.; was destroyed by fire several times, & rebuilt.