Bergen

Summary

Bergen is a city^[1]. Bergen ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month).^[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's image is recorded as Vista de Bergen desde la montaña Fløyen, Noruega, 2019-09-08, DD 27-31 PAN.jpg^[10].
• Bergen's image is recorded as 00 4400 View over the store Lungegårdsvann - Bergen (Norway).jpg^[11].
• Bergen's continent is recorded as Europe^[12].
• Bergen's instance of is recorded as city^[13].
• Bergen's instance of is recorded as big city^[14].
• Bergen's official language is recorded as Norwegian^[15].
• Bergen's flag image is recorded as Flag of Bergen, Norway.svg^[16].
• Bergen's coat of arms image is recorded as Bergen våpen.svg^[17].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seattle^[18].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lübeck^[19].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aarhus^[20].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gothenburg Municipality^[21].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne^[22].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rostock^[23].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mombasa^[24].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turku^[25].
• Bergen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Callao^[26].
• Bergen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000403755599^[27].

Body

Geography

Bergen is in the country of Norway^[9]. Bergen is located in Bergen Municipality^[8]. Bergen's continent is recorded as Europe^[12].

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^[13] and big city^[14].

History and Context

+1070-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bergen^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bergen include Bergen Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Norway^[37], founded in 1954^[38]; Bergen School of Meteorology^[39], a school of thought^[40], founded in 1917^[41]; HNoMS Bergen^[42], a frigate^[43], in Norway^[44]; Bergen Township^[45], a township of Minnesota^[46], in United States^[47]; and Mount Bergen^[48], a mountain^[49].

Why It Matters

Bergen ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (599 views/month).^[2] Bergen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Bergen is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Bergen include Bergen Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Norway^[37], founded in 1954^[38]; Bergen School of Meteorology^[39], a school of thought^[40], founded in 1917^[41]; HNoMS Bergen^[42], a frigate^[43], in Norway^[44]; Bergen Township^[45], a township of Minnesota^[46], in United States^[47]; and Mount Bergen^[48], a mountain^[49].

FAQs

What awards did Bergen receive?

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