Bryggen is a Bergen district. It’s one of the most popular area in Bergen and in Norway. Bryggen was built after the big fire in 1702 and it is register in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
The first building in Bergen took place in Bryggen, it was a very dynamics and important city’s area during many century.
Bryggen is a historical area of the Bergen’s port, which is one of the oldest port city in North Europe. Bergen take place in the Norway West coast. The city was created as the commercial center on the 12e century. In 1390, the German Hanseatic League set up one of its import and export offices at Bryggen, dominating trade for almost 400 years. The German Hanseatic League was the collaboration between North European merchant cities around the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. They got gradually Bryggen’s property and controlled the stockfish’s trade on the North of Norway.
Bryggen was devastated by many fires, particularly by the 1702 big fire. It burnt the entire city to the grown. The area was rebuilt on the foundation which are there since the 12 century, that means that Bryggen is almost unmodified
Bryggen is a living part of the cultural legacy, which is still very active in the city’s historical district. Today, Bryggen is home to a lot of tourist attractions like the fish market, and there are many coffees, restaurants, and shops.
Fun Fact : The german or hanseatic dominance in Bergen lasted for several hundred years, from the black plague until 1754 when the hanseatic station was formally abolished. For this reason the Bryggen (the Dock) was called Tyskebryggen (German Dock) or Hansabryggen. In May 1945 (two weeks after the end of the war) the city council decided that the name should be “Bryggen.” Mariakirken (St Mary’s church) was also called Tyskekirken (German church) or church of the German merchants. Church services were held in German until about 1870.
