Bergen

Second-largest Norwegian city

Bergen is a city on Norway's southwestern coast, the country's second largest and a historic trading port.

The name also appears as a surname and occasionally a given name.

In American usage, Bergen often refers to Bergen County, New Jersey, a densely populated suburban area across the Hudson from New York City.

city

Norway

Scandinavian coastal kingdom

  • fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
  • HanseaticOf medieval trading alliance
  • wharfShip docking structure

harbor · UNESCO · funicular · rainy · fish market · wooden houses · Grieg · Edvard Grieg · seafood · medieval

Nordic cities

Oslo

Norway's chief city

Copenhagen · Helsinki · Gothenburg · Reykjavik · Malmö · Uppsala

placename

New Jersey

Mid-Atlantic coastal state

American

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Norwegian urban hierarchy

BergenOslo

Norway's chief city

Lillehammer · Tromsø · Trondheim

climate/weather character

BergenSahara Desert

Massive North African arid region

Phoenix · Las Vegas · Dubai · Atacama · Death Valley

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G