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...
	Bergen Handelsgymnasium	Bergen Handelsgymnasium (BHG) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Established in 1904, it is one of the oldest gymnasia in the country. The school is known to have high admission requirements and able pupuls. Furthermore, the school is known for its projects regarding internationalisati...
	Fløyen	Fløyen or Fløyfjellet (originally written Fløien) is the most visited of the seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen, Norway. It has a funicular system Fløibanen that transports passengers from the centre of Bergen to a height of 320 metres in roughly 8 minutes, and the actual highes...
	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...