Timeline of Bergen

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

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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 of Magnus V of Norway.

1180 - St Mary's Church, Bergen built (approximate date).

1181

• Battle of Bergen (1181) occurs.
• First recorded historical reference to Bergen Cathedral.

1194 - 29 June: Coronation of Sverre of Norway.

1247 - 29 July: Coronation of Haakon IV of Norway.

1261

• 11 September: Magnus-Ingeborg wedding party takes place in Haakon's Hall.
• 14 September: Coronation of Magnus VI of Norway.

1280 - Coronation of Eric II of Norway.

1350s - Hanseatic merchants set up kontor in Bryggen.

1393 - Sacking of Bergen (1393).

1429 - Battle of Bergen (1429) occurs.

1531 - Christ Church, Bergen demolished.

1665 - 2 August: Naval Battle of Vågen occurs.

1684 - Birth of Ludvig Holberg, 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.

• Birgithe Kühle publishes the magazine Provincial-Lecture.

19th century

• 1800 - The first theater, Komediehuset på Engen, is built.
• 1807 - Birth of Johan Sebastian Welhaven, "one of the greatest figures in Norwegian literature".
• 1825 - Bergen Museum founded.
• 1837 - Carsten B. Conradi becomes mayor.
• 1838 - Bergen Art Union founded.
• 1843 - Birth of Edvard Grieg, future composer and pianist.
• 1850 - Det norske Theater (Bergen) opens.
• 1851 - Bergen Steamship Company in business.
• 1853 - Stølen School established.
• 1855
  • Fire.
  • Bergens Privatbank and Bergen Mekaniske Verksted (shipyard) established.
• 1867 - Bergen kretsfengsel (prison) built.
• 1868
  • Bergens Tidende (newspaper) begins publication.
  • Christiestøtten (monument) erected.
• 1872 - Hanseatic Museum established.
• 1873 - Causative agent of leprosy, the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, identified by Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen.
• 1875 - Population: 54,436.
• 1876 - Bergens Kreditbank established.
• 1882
  • Bergen Telefonkompani (phone company) begins operating.
  • Bergens Moralvernforening ("moral protection" group) founded.
• 1883 - Voss Line railway begins operating.
• 1887 - West Norway Museum of Decorative Art established.
• 1890 - Gulating Court of Appeal established.
• 1894 - Bergen Historical Society founded.
• 1900 - Population: 72,179.

20th century

• 1905 - Arbeidsstuer for barn i Bergen (teaching facility) established.
• 1909
  • Den Nationale Scene (theatre) built.
  • Bergen Kunsthåndverksskole (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 Byparken (Bergen).
• 1919 - Protestant Dagen newspaper begins publication.
• 1920 - Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap (utility) established.
• 1927 - Bergensavisen newspaper in publication.
• 1929 - Grand Hotel Terminus built.
• 1930 - Chr. Michelsen Institute established.
• 1933 - Bergen Courthouse built.
• 1935
  • Fana Gymnas (school) active.
  • Asbjørn Stensaker becomes mayor.
• 1936 - Norwegian School of Economics established.
• 1944
  • 20 April: Harbour explosion in Bergen 1944.
  • 4 October: Bombing of Laksevåg near Bergen.
  • Submarine "Operation Guidance" occurs in harbour.
• 1945 - Nils Handal becomes mayor.
• 1946
  • University of Bergen established.
  • Forum kino (cinema) built.
• 1949 - Gamle Bergen Museum established.
• 1950 - Population: 162,381.
• 1955 - Medieval Bryggen inscriptions discovered.
• 1967 - Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.
• 1970
  • 29 November: Body of Isdal Woman found.
  • Population: 209,066.
• 1972 - Arna, Åsane, Fana, and Laksevåg become part of city.
• 1973
  • Vestlandets kunstakademi (art school) opens.
  • Eilert Eilertsen becomes mayor.
• 1974 - Bergen City Hall built.
• 1975 - Bergen Bank established.
• 1976 - Muslim Association of Bergen founded.
• 1979
  • Bergen byarkiv (city archives) established.
  • Bryggen designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1982 - Studentradioen i Bergen (radio) begins broadcasting.
• 1986
  • 3 May: Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held.
  • Electronic toll collection introduced.
• 1992
  • TV 2 (Norway) begins broadcasting.
  • Islamic Cultural Centre established.
• 1996 - Bergen National Academy of the Arts established.

21st century

• 2001
  • Bergen Kunsthall (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 foundation established.
• 2006 - 1 September: Musical group Rolling Stones perform.
• 2009
  • November: Gingerbread house sacked.
  • Bergensbanen minutt for minutt slow television programme created.
• 2010 - Bergen Light Rail begins operating.
• 2011 - Trude Drevland becomes mayor.
• 2015 - 2015 Bergen municipal election held.

See also

• Bergen history
• History of Bergen
• List of mayors of Bergen
• List of cultural heritage sites in Bergen
• List of fires in Bergen
• List of monuments in Bergen
• List of years in Norway
• Timelines of other cities in Norway: Oslo

References

This article incorporates information from the Norwegian Wikipedia and Russian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

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• (fulltext)

in Norwegian

• 1895-

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Bergen, various dates
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Bergen, various dates.