The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bergen, Norway.

Prior to 19th century

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  • 1070s CE - Bergen founded by Olaf Kyrre (approximate date).[1][2][3]
  • 1080 - Catholic diocese of Bergen established (approximate date).[4]
  • 1153 - Bergen Cathedral School founded.
  • 1163 - Coronation of Magnus V of Norway.
  • 1180 - St Mary's Church, Bergen built (approximate date).
  • 1181
  • 1194 - 29 June: Coronation of Sverre of Norway.[6]
  • 1247 - 29 July: Coronation of Haakon IV of Norway.
  • 1261
  • 1280 - Coronation of Eric II of Norway.
  • 1350s - Hanseatic merchants set up kontor in Bryggen.[7]
  • 1393 - Sacking of Bergen (1393).
  • 1429 - Battle of Bergen (1429) [no] occurs.
  • 1531 - Christ Church, Bergen demolished.
  • 1665 - 2 August: Naval Battle of Vågen occurs.[3]
  • 1684 - Birth of Ludvig Holberg, writer and poet.[3]
  • 1702 - Fire.[3]
  • 1721 - Peter Nørvig printer in business.[8][9]
  • 1769 - Population: 18,827.[10]
  • 1764 - End of membership of the Hanseatic League.[3]
  • 1794 - Foundation of the local branch of the theatrical society Det Dramatiske Selskab.

    • 19th century

    20th century

    21st century

    See also

    References

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    2. ^ Hans Andersson (2003). "Urbanization". In Knut Helle (ed.). Cambridge History of Scandinavia. Vol. 1: Prehistory to 1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-47299-9.
    3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bergen" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 772–773.
    4. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Norway". Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    5. ^ Charles Francis Keary (1892). Norway and the Norwegians. London: Percival & Co.
    6. ^ Sigvart Sörensen (1899). Norway. New York: P. F. Collier.
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    8. ^ Gina Dahl (2011). Books in Early Modern Norway. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-20720-2.
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    10. ^ a b c d e f "Kommune: Bergen: Tabeller" (PDF), Folke- og boligtelling 2001 (in Norwegian), Statistics Norway, 2007
    11. ^ a b c Christian Koren-Wiberg (1912). By og brygge: billeder fra Bergen (in Norwegian). Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co.
    12. ^ "Bergen Map". Bergen: Histos. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
    13. ^ "Publikasjoner". Bergen Byarkiv (in Norwegian). Bergen Kommune. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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    15. ^ "Store norske leksikon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    16. ^ Irgens L (2002). "The discovery of the leprosy bacillus". Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 122 (7): 708–9. PMID 11998735.
    17. ^ "Norway". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469.
    18. ^ "Bergens Historiske Forening" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    19. ^ World Guide to Special Libraries. K. G. Saur Verlag. 2007. ISBN 978-3-11-091785-7.
    20. ^ "Norway". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
    21. ^ Walter Rüegg [in German], ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
    22. ^ "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
    23. ^ a b Göran Larsson, ed. (2009). Islam in the Nordic and Baltic Countries. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-01292-3.
    24. ^ Ivar Peersen (21 September 2015), "Insider's cultural guide to Bergen", The Guardian, UK
    25. ^ Cops on trail of 'gingerbread town' vandals, Reuters, 23 November 2009
    26. ^ "Big in Norway: Slow TV", The Atlantic, USA, January 2014

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