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Trondheim
Trondheim , city (1995 pop. 142,792), capital of Sør-Trøndelag co., central Norway, a port on the Trondheimsfjord (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). It is also known by its original name, Nidaros. The third largest city of Norway, it is a commercial, industrial, and shipping center. Manuf... Read more
Norway
Norway Nor. Norge, officially Kingdom of Norway, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 4,593,000), 125,181 sq mi (324,219 sq km), N Europe, occupying the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula. Extending from the Skagerrak, which it borders in the south, c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) northeast to N... Read more
Bergen
Bergen , city (1995 pop. 221,645), capital of Hordaland co., SW Norway, situated on inlets of the North Sea. It is Norway's second largest city and a major shipping center. Formerly a major textile and ship-building center, the city's economy is now mainly service-based, including educational, medic... Read more
Oslo
Oslo , city (1995 pop. 482,555), capital of Norway, of Akershus co., and of Oslo co. (175 sq mi/453 sq km), SE Norway, at the head of the Oslofjord (a deep inlet of the Skagerrak). Oslo is Norway's largest city, its main port, and its chief commercial, industrial, communication, and transportation c... Read more
Haakon IV
Haakon IV (Haakon Haakonsson), 1204-63, king of Norway (1217-63), illegitimate son of Haakon III and grandson of Sverre. Secretly reared by the Birkebeiner faction (see Sverre ), he was chosen king (1217) on the death of Haakon III's successor, King Inge. Haakon Haakonsson overcame the rival claim... Read more
Haakon VII
Haakon VII 1872-1957, king of Norway (1905-57). Formerly Prince Charles, second son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, he was elected by the Storting to the throne on the separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905 and took the name Haakon. He married Princess Maud, the daughter of Edward VII of Engla... Read more
Margaret Maid of Norway
Margaret Maid of Norway 1283-90, queen of Scotland (1286-90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland. In 1284 the nobles of Scotland recognized the infant Norwegian princess as heiress presumptive to the Scottish throne, and on Alexander III's death Margaret ... Read more
Harold I
Harold I or Harold Fairhair, Norse Harald Haarfager, c.850-c.933, first king of Norway, son of Halfdan the Black, king of Vestfold (SE Norway). After succeeding his father, Harold initiated a series of battles against the other petty kings, climaxed by a great victory at Hafrs Fjord (872) tha... Read more
Olaf I
Olaf I (Olaf Tryggvason) , c.963-1000, king of Norway (995-1000), great-grandson of Harold I. His early life of exile and slavery is surrounded with romantic legend, and little is definitely known of it. He aided his father-in-law, the duke of Poland, in war and took part in harrying the English c... Read more
Ludvig Holberg, Baron
Ludvig Holberg, Baron , 1684-1754, Danish dramatist, essayist, poet, and historian, apostle of the Enlightenment in Scandinavia. Born in Norway, he studied theology in Bergen and in Copenhagen. After 1708 he made Denmark his home, residing there between European travels. Professor of metaphysics and... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Bergen, Norway"

Bergen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...were destroyed. However, Bergen remained Norway's leading city until the...and, just south of Bergen, the 12th-century ruins of Norway's first Cistercian monastery...and educational centers of Norway, Bergen has a university (founded...
Norway
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies ...separated by icy rugged mountains. Norway has a land area of 324,220 square...Mexico. Located in the south, Oslo is Norway's capital and largest city; Bergen is the cultural center of western Norway and the second-largest city with...
Ludvig Holberg
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...December 3, 1684, in Bergen, Norway, Ludvig Holberg...was educated at the Bergen Grammar School...working as a tutor in Norway. By the time he...Again living in Bergen, Holberg saved money...located in the south of Norway. Holberg amassed...
Skram, Amalie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...spent her childhood in Bergen, Norway's second largest city...Skram's lifetime, Bergen was less centrally located...experiences of life outside of Bergen and Scandinavia, which...adjustment of returning to Norway and her role as a homebound...
Ibsen, Henrik
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...doctors) assistant in Grimstad, Norway, where he wrote his first play...moved to Christiania (Oslo), Norway, to study. In 1851 he became assistant...stage manager of a new theater in Bergen, Norway, where part of his job was to write...
Bull, Ole
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...limited to the United States. In Norway itself he was a key supporter of...and he directly inspired two of Norway's greatest artists, playwright...business, on February 5, 1810, in Bergen, Norway. Several of his relatives were...
Jensen, Wiers (1866-1925)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...born on November 25, 1866, at Bergen, Norway, and was educated at the University...and an instructor at theaters in Bergen and Oslo, he edited the journal...of the psychic double as known in Norway and Scotland. His experiences and...
Shetlanders
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...approximately 356.4 kilometers from Bergen, Norway. The core island group extends...King Christian I of Denmark and Norway when she married King James III...inhabitants also became more isolated from Norway. They were increasingly influenced...
music festivals
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Mozart Festival), Aspen, Colo. (see Aspen Music Festival ), Edinburgh, Spoleto (see Spoleto Festival ), and Bergen (Norway). The Berkshire Festival at Tanglewood, near Lenox, Mass., features the Boston Symphony. The festival idea...
Fargo: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...building that also includes the Clay County Historical Museum, the ship made a journey from Duluth, Minnesota, to Bergen, Norway, in 1982. The Solomon G. Comstock Historic House in Moorhead is the former home of this prominent Fargo-Moorhead...

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Bergen School
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Bergen School The name used to distinguish the group of meteorologists...Bjerknes, H. Solberg, and Tor Bergeron) who, working at the Bergen Geophysical Institute, in Norway, between 1917 and 1920, established the existence and role of...
Hansen, Gerhard Henrik Armauer
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Henrik Armauer ( b . Bergen, Norway, 29 July 1841; d . Flor ø , Norway, 12 February 1912...long established in Bergen. His father, Claus...islands off northern Norway. In 1868 Hansen...leprosy hospitals in Bergen. His new chief...
Bull, Ole (Bornemann)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Bull, Ole (Bornemann) ( b Bergen, Norway, 1810; d Lysøen, Bergen, 1880). Norweg. violinist and composer. Taught by local musicians in Bergen. Went to Christiania 1828 to study theology...
Lochlainn
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...identified with Scandinavia, especially Norway. Sir John Rhyˆs suggested...Cf. ScG Lochlann, ‘Norway, Scandinavia’; Manx...especially the city of Berbha or Berva [Bergen, Norway?], the home of Lon mac L...
Mohn, Henrik
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography MOHN, HENRIK ( b . Bergen, Norway, 15 May 1835; d . Christiania [now Oslo], Norway, 12 September 1916) meteorology, oceanography...bulletins and other reports and climatic tables for Norway were written or edited by him. Particular works...
Berg, Lev Simonovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Kazakhstan for four years. In 1902-1903 he was sent by the Russian Department of Agriculture to study oceanography in Bergen, Norway. Upon his return in 1904, Berg obtained the position of zoologist and director of the ichthyology section of the...
Lon mac Líomtha
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Lon mac Líomtha. Smith and teacher of smiths from Lochlainn in the Fenian Cycle , noted for his fearful appearance. He made Mac an Luin, the famous sword of Fionn mac Cumhaill . His smithy was at what may now be Bergen, Norway. See also LOAN MACLIBHUIN .
Rossby, Carl-Gustaf Arvid
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...astronomy. His career in meteorology began in 1919, when he joined the scientific staff at the Geophysical Institute at Bergen, Norway. Here the polar-front theory of cyclones was being developed under the leadership of V. F. Bjerknes. In 1921...
Saeverud, Harald (Sigurd Johan)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Saeverud, Harald (Sigurd Johan) ( b Bergen, 1897; d Siljustol, Norway, 1992). Norweg. composer. Mus. critic in Bergen 1929–40. Works incl. 9 syms. (1916–66); Overtura appassionata (1920); 50 Variazioni...
Bjerknes, Vilhelm Frimann Koren
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...professorships at Stockholm and Leipzig before returning to Norway in 1917 to found the Bergen Geophysical Institute (see BERGEN SCHOOL ). During...established a series of weather stations throughout Norway. Information from these allowed Bjerknes and his...

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Norway's Shining Jewel // Bergen Stands Proud on Coast
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/21/1992; ; 700+ words ; BERGEN, Norway We were walking down...to travel between Norway's two largest cities...it did to sail from Bergen to London. Now the...bubonic plague, reached Bergen and soon wiped out...third to one-half of Norway's population. German...
Bergen: Norway's year 2000 City of Culture
Magazine article from: Scandinavian Review; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; Bergen, a salty seaport on Norway's west coast, is relatively...and industry continued, and Bergen remained the largest city in Norway until Oslo overtook it in 1830. Over its history, Bergen has been plagued by conflagrations...
Treasures in Wood and Stone - Historic Bergen, Norway.
Magazine article from: World and I; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Vgen, the harbor of Bergen, Norway, since the Middle...the western coast of Norway and surrounded by mountains, Bergen has steadfastly developed...After Hkon chose Bergen as his capital, he...wooden structures. Norway was at its peak of...
NCC wins water treatment plant contract in Bergen, Norway.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 4/15/2004; 700+ words ; ...water treatment plant contract in Bergen, Norway(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...existing water treatment plant in Bergen, Norway. The contract, awarded by the municipality of Bergen and valued at NOK175m, also includes...
Finnair to launch service to Bergen, Norway.
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 5/20/2009; 458 words ; ...Finnair to launch service to Bergen, Norway(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...is launching a new service to Bergen, Norway, on 22 May 2009. The airline will operate flights to Bergen on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays...
Norway : Bergen Group ASA wins NOK170m platform modification contract from StatoilHydro.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 9/17/2008; 438 words ; ...Tuesday (16 September) that its subsidiary, Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, has received a large offshore...is expected to be completed in January 2010. Bergen Group, headquartered in Bergen, Norway, is a maritime industrial group with focus on...
Bergen business council supports effort to make Sola airport a limited company.(Bergen, Norway)(Stavanger, Norway)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 11/12/2002; 582 words ; ...BUSINESS REPORT-12 November 2002-Bergen business council supports effort to...make Stavanger's Sola airport in Norway an independent limited company is supported by Bergen Naeringsrad, the Bergen business council. In a letter to the...
Lidl acquires properties near Bergen, Norway - report.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 6/10/2003; 542 words ; ...Lidl acquires properties near Bergen, Norway - report(C)1994-2003 M2...properties in Fjosanger, near Bergen in Norway. According to the local newspaper...contact with the municipality of Bergen regarding establishing a retail...
Gilde Norge to close meat processing plant in Bergen, Norway.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 5/20/2003; 581 words ; ...close meat processing plant in Bergen, Norway(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...its meat processing facility in Bergen, Norway and to transfer the operations...relocation of the activities in Bergen will result in annual savings...
Bergen, Norway
Map from: GeoNova City Maps; 8/1/2007; 202 words ; GeoNova City Maps 08-01-2007 Table of Contents Previous Next Bergen, Norway Key Words: Map of Bergen, Norway, ALVERSUND, Austefjorden, BLOMVAG, DALE, EKSINGEDAL, FANA, FJELL, FUSA, Fusafjorden, GJERSTAD...