Bergen, Norway's second largest city.
Bergen was founded by the Norwegian king, Olav Kyrre in 1070.
In Norway's heyday in the 12th and 12th centuries, the city was also the capital of Norway.
Throughout its history, Bergen has been a leading international shipping city.
It has also been a leading trading city, and from the middle of the 14th century, the Hanseatic League established a business office in Bergen. Bergen was at that time one of the important Hansa cities, and many business people moved from Germany to Bergen. Names like the German quay testify to this historic community.
Bergen was also the Nordic region's largest city until the 17th century and Norway's largest city until the 1830s, when Oslo took over as the country's largest city.
The first overview photo is taken from Fløien, a mountain in Bergen.
This picture shows part of the city centre with the fish market. We can also see Nordnes with the famous aquarium.
In the distance, one can also glimpse Sotra and Askøy, two islands west of Bergen.
On a couple of the pictures, one can also see the Løvstakken, another of Bergen's seven mountains.
In one of the pictures, one can see a statue of Ludvig Holberg, a famous author of plays.
In one of the pictures, we can also see the spire of John's Church.
The last picture shows the station by the foot Fløy mountain where one can take a cable car to the top of this mountain. Such a trip is very popular with tourists.
What a beautiful city by the water.
It has everything, the beautiful mountains and the gorgeous water.
Thank you for sharing some of the history of it.
Thanks for your comments about my pictures of Bergen @Joalvarez
The street from the last pic looks alike with one that I walked on in a small village in Germany in the are of the Black Forest. Regarding Norway I lived for about ten months in Norway in a small town near Oslo named Kolbotn. I simply loved Norway and its landscapes but I couldn't accustom with the short summer nights and too much cold during the rest of the year. The temperatures during summer though were perfect for me. Bergen looks great. Nice pics.
Thank you for your detailed comments about my post and pictures of Bergen Acesontop
WONDERFUL - never have been to norway, but it must be worth a journey. Thanks for sharing - upvoted and followed!
The city of Bergen is characterized by its diverse geographical terrain, and most of the city's urban areas are located in the coastal area close to the seafront of Bergen
Thanks for your comments about my photos of Bergen @Austinedward
Yes its really big city and The population density in Bergen is medium
Thanks for commenting my pictures of Bergen @Danielsamuel
Wow wonderful city i like to visit it
Beautiful city
Bergen is a city on the Norwegian west coast beautiful city
So beautiful photos thank you for this information
There is big mountains in this big city