Bergen

Norwegian city in Vestland, Norway

20 dated entries naming Bergen, drawn from 19 separate years between 997 CE and 1962 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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10th century

997Trondheim is founded by King Olav Tryggvason. This will function as the main city and capital of Norway, until Bergen is founded in 1070.source

11th century

1070Bergen is founded by King Olaf III of Norway; it will function as the main city and capital of Norway, until it is replaced by Oslo in 1314.source

12th century

1150The 15-year-old King Inge I ("the Hunchback") of Norway calls for a meeting at Bergen of all religious leaders in anticipation that the English cardinal Nicholas Breakspear will find an archbishopric at Trondheim.source

13th century

1225May 25 – At his royal palace in Bergen, King Haakon IV of Norway marries Margaret Skulesdatter, daughter of Haakon's rival for the throne, Skule Bårdsson.source

14th century

1314August 31 – King Haakon V of Norway moves his capital from Bergen to Oslo – where he builds Akershus Fortress, from which Norway is ruled for the next 500 years.source

17th century

1692The first Chief of police is hired in Bergen.source

18th century

1702May 19 – Over 90% of the city of Bergen, Norway, is destroyed and reduced to ashes in a Great Fire.source
1702May 19 - The largest city fire in Bergen's history. 7/8 of the city burns down.source
1706St George's Church in Bergen was built.source
17212 May – Hans Egede departed with three ships from Bergen to Greenland, starting the Danish-Norwegian colonization of Greenland.source
176518 April — Strilekrigen in Bergen, a farmer's rebellion in Bergen.source
177411 October - Det nyttige Selskab, a non-profit organization, was founded in Bergen.source
1778Claus Fasting starts publishing the literary magazine Provinzialblade, in Bergen.source
1784Georgernes Verft, a shipyard in Bergen, was established.source
1794Det Dramatiske Selskab in Bergen is founded.source
1799The coffee manufacturer Friele is established in Bergen.source

19th century

1817The Miss Schultz School is founded. It was the first school for girls in Bergen, the biggest city in Norway in 1817.source

20th century

1940April 10 – WWII: First naval Battle of Narvik – The British Royal Navy attacks the German fleet in the Ofotfjord. At Bergen, German cruiser Königsberg is sunk by British Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Skua dive bombers, flying from RNAS Hatston in Orkney.source
1944September 11 – The Laksevåg floating dry dock at Bergen (Norway) is sunk by British X-class submarine X-24.source
196221 October – Hurtigruten passenger ship MS Sanct Svithun running between Bergen and Kirkenes goes in the northbound Hurtigruten, sank during a stormy night after running aground off her normal course, resulting in the deaths of 41 while 48 survived the event.source