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History 1070 Bergen is founded by King Olav Kyrre 1240 The city is declared the capital of Norway in place of Trondheim 1299 Oslo replaces Bergen as the capital of Norway 1319 Norway is linked with Sweden 1349 The Black Death kills half the Norwegian community 1360 The Hanseatic League establishes Bergen as a Kontor 1380 Norway and Denmark are united under the same king 1599 The power of the Hanseatic League is broken by feudal lord Kristofer Walckendorf 1702 The Great Fire destroys much of Bergen 1754 Bergen ceases trading as a Kontor 1814 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden 1872 Bergen yacht club is established 1874 First public library is opened 1882 First telephone switchboard is installed 1898 Bergen Exhibition 1900 Bergen receives electricity for the first time 1905 Union with Sweden is dissolved 1913 New railway station is constructed 1916 The Great Fire: 400 properties are destroyed, 3000 people are made homeless 1917 Bergen’s first modern quay for larger overseas vessels opens at Skoltegrunn Quay 25 Sep 1972 Public referendum votes against Norway becoming a member of the EC 1978 Grieghallen concert hall is built 1980 Hanseatic wharf of Bryggen is put on UNESCO’s World Heritage List |
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