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Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen, Norway Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/Fjord Norway

Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen

This UNESCO protected old merchant quarter is the only preserved business district from the Hanseatic period.

The old wharf of Bergen is a reminder of the town’s importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century.

Wooden urban houses

Many fires, the last in 1955, have ravaged the characteristic wooden houses of Bryggen. Its rebuilding has traditionally followed old patterns and methods, thus leaving its main structure preserved, which is a relic of an ancient wooden urban structure once common in Northern Europe. Today, some 62 buildings remain of this former townscape.

Find more information about the historic harbourside at VisitBergen.com and Unesco.org

Last updated:  17 June 2011

Interest:  Buildings & Monuments, UNESCO

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Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen, Norway - Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/Fjord Norway

Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen

This UNESCO protected old merchant quarter is the only preserved business district from the Hanseatic period.

Bryggen - the Hanseatic wharf in Bergen

Source: Visit Norway

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