Bergen - information about the city

Bergen ( [ˈbærɡən] ) is the second largest city in Norway with a population of 264,300 as of January 25, 2012. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of 388,900 as of January 25, 2012.

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	Bryggen	Bryggen (Norwegian for the Wharf), also known as Tyskebryggen (the German Wharf) is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The name has the same ori...
	St Mary's Church in Bergen	St Mary's Church (Norwegian: Mariakirken) is a church in Bergen, Norway. The construction of the church is believed to have started in the 1130s or 40s and completed around 1180, making the church the oldest remaining building in Bergen. St Mary's Church is the only remaining of twelve churches and...
	Torgallmenningen	Torgallmenningen, Torgalmenningen, or Torvallmenningen, is the main square of Bergen, Norway.
	Fløibanen	Fløibanen is a funicular in Bergen, Norway which runs up the mountain of Fløyen. It is one of Bergen's major tourist attractions and one of Norway 's most visited attractions. Over 1 million passengers a year have used it over the past few years. Fløibanen was officially opened on 15 January 1918. ...
	Puddefjorden	Puddefjorden is an inlet or fjord in central Bergen, Norway. An arm of Byfjorden,Puddefjorden is 3.5 km long and stretches from the tip of the Nordnes peninsula to the bay of Solheimsviken at the entrance to Store Lungegårdsvann. The fjord is 1.2 km at its widest, between Nordnes and inner Laksevåg...
	Sandviken in Bergen	Sandviken is a traditional neighbourhood of Bergen, Norway. Geographically it is located geographically north-east of the city center. The neighbourhood begins north of Bergenhus Fortress, and follows the coastline facing west. Sandvik Road is the main thoroughfare through the area, which mostly con...
	Store Lungegårdsvannet	Store Lungegårdsvannet is a bay located in the city and municipality of Bergen, Norway. The bay separates the city centre, located in the borough of Bergenhus, from the southern boroughs of the city, Årstad, Fana and Ytrebygda. The bay is situated at the end of the fjord of Puddefjorden. The bay is...
	Bergenhus Fortress	Bergenhus fortress (Norwegian: Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Bergenhus fortress is located in the entrance to the harbor in Bergen. This is one of the oldest and best preserved castles in Norway. The fortress contains buildings dating as far back as the 1240s, as well...
	Bergen Museum	The Bergen Museum is a university museum in Bergen, Norway. Founded in 1825 with the intent of building large collections in the fields of culture and natural history, it became the grounds for most of the academic activity in the city, a tradition which has prevailed since the museum became part o...
	Botanical Garden in Bergen	The Botanical Garden in Bergen (Arboretet og Botanisk hage Universitetet i Bergen) is a botanical garden located in Bergen, Norway. It belongs to the Bergen Museum and it was inaugurated in 1971 by the King Harald. It has around 5000 different taxons and all of those plants are classified by conti...