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Bergen

Northern Europe

Norway's second-largest city after the capital Oslo, a city and municipality in Vestland county on the country's west coast, nicknamed the city of seven mountains for the peaks surrounding it. Its population was 294,029 as of January 2024; tradition credits King Olav Kyrre with founding the city in 1070, though archaeological evidence points to trading settlements as early as the 1020s, and Bergen served as Norway's capital in the 13th century and later as a dominant Hanseatic League trading post until 1789.

Facts
Population
294,860 1
Area (sq km)
465 1
Founding Year
1070 1
Wikipedia's infobox itself states only established before 1070; the lead section prose gives the specific traditional founding year of 1070.
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
5 2
Latitude
60.389444 degrees north 1
Longitude
5.33 degrees east 1
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Sources
1. Bergen (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, population sentence
    At the beginning of 2026, the population was 294,860, according to Statistics Norway.
  • Lead section, population-year clause
    At the beginning of 2026, the population was 294,860, according to Statistics Norway.
  • Lead section, area sentence
    The municipality covers 465 square kilometres (180 sq mi) and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen.
  • Lead section, founding sentence
    According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by King Olav Kyrre and was named Bjørgvin, 'the green meadow among the mountains'.
  • Infobox: Coordinates
    60.3894°N 5.3300°E
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Bergen (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 5 m
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Wikidata: Bergen
Wikidata Q26793, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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