Bergen History
1070 Bergen is founded by King Olav Kyrre
1240 The city is declared the capital of Norway in place of Trondheim
1299 Oslo replaces Bergen as the capital of Norway
1319 Norway is linked with Sweden
1349 The Black Death kills half the Norwegian community
1360 The Hanseatic League establishes Bergen as a Kontor
1380 Norway and Denmark are united under the same king
1599 The power of the Hanseatic League is broken by feudal lord Kristofer Walckendorf
1702 The Great Fire destroys much of Bergen
1754 Bergen ceases trading as a Kontor
1814 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden
1872 Bergen yacht club is established
1874 First public library is opened
1882 First telephone switchboard is installed
1898 Bergen Exhibition
1900 Bergen receives electricity for the first time
1905 Union with Sweden is dissolved
1913 New railway station is constructed
1916 The Great Fire: 400 properties are destroyed, 3000 people are made homeless
1917 Bergen's first modern quay for larger overseas vessels opens at Skoltegrunn Quay
25 Sep 1972 Public referendum votes against Norway becoming a member of the EC
1978 Grieghallen concert hall is built
1980 Hanseatic wharf of Bryggen is put on UNESCO's World Heritage List
1240 The city is declared the capital of Norway in place of Trondheim
1299 Oslo replaces Bergen as the capital of Norway
1319 Norway is linked with Sweden
1349 The Black Death kills half the Norwegian community
1360 The Hanseatic League establishes Bergen as a Kontor
1380 Norway and Denmark are united under the same king
1599 The power of the Hanseatic League is broken by feudal lord Kristofer Walckendorf
1702 The Great Fire destroys much of Bergen
1754 Bergen ceases trading as a Kontor
1814 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden
1872 Bergen yacht club is established
1874 First public library is opened
1882 First telephone switchboard is installed
1898 Bergen Exhibition
1900 Bergen receives electricity for the first time
1905 Union with Sweden is dissolved
1913 New railway station is constructed
1916 The Great Fire: 400 properties are destroyed, 3000 people are made homeless
1917 Bergen's first modern quay for larger overseas vessels opens at Skoltegrunn Quay
25 Sep 1972 Public referendum votes against Norway becoming a member of the EC
1978 Grieghallen concert hall is built
1980 Hanseatic wharf of Bryggen is put on UNESCO's World Heritage List
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