Bergen

Summary

Bergen is a city^[1]. Bergen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Bergen received the National urban environment award^[3].
• Bergen received the Norsk Form Honours Award^[4].
• Bergen received the UCI Bike City^[5].
• Bergen was a member of Creative Cities Network^[6].
• Bergen was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[7].
• Bergen is located in Bergen Municipality^[8].
• Bergen is in the country of Norway^[9].
• Bergen is on the continent of Europe^[10].
• Bergen's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Bergen's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Bergen's official language is recorded as Norwegian^[13].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seattle^[14].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lübeck^[15].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aarhus^[16].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gothenburg Municipality^[17].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne^[18].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rostock^[19].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mombasa^[20].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turku^[21].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Callao^[22].
• Bergen's postal code is recorded as 5003–5098^[23].
• Bergen's Commons category is recorded as Bergen, Norway^[24].
• Bergen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• 1070 marks the founding of Bergen^[26].
• Bergen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.3925, 'lon': 5.3233333333333}^[27].

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Geography

Bergen is in the country of Norway^[9]. Bergen is located in Bergen Municipality^[8]. Bergen is on the continent of Europe^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+257087'}^[28], {'amount': '+267117'}^[29], {'amount': '+291189'}^[30], {'amount': '+117000'}^[31], {'amount': '+275000'}^[32], and {'amount': '+224000'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[11] and big city^[12].

History and Context

1070 marks the founding of Bergen^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bergen include Bergen Township^[34], a township of Minnesota^[35], in United States^[36]; Mount Bergen^[37], a mountain^[38]; HNoMS Bergen^[39], a frigate^[40], in Norway^[41]; Bergen School of Meteorology^[42], a school of thought^[43], founded in 1917^[44]; and Bergen Airport^[45], an international airport^[46], in Norway^[47], founded in 1954^[48].

Why It Matters

Bergen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Bergen is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Bergen include Bergen Township^[34], a township of Minnesota^[35], in United States^[36]; Mount Bergen^[37], a mountain^[38]; HNoMS Bergen^[39], a frigate^[40], in Norway^[41]; Bergen School of Meteorology^[42], a school of thought^[43], founded in 1917^[44]; and Bergen Airport^[45], an international airport^[46], in Norway^[47], founded in 1954^[48].

FAQs

What awards did Bergen receive?

Honors received include National urban environment award^[3], Norsk Form Honours Award^[4], and UCI Bike City^[5].