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Term: Bergen

Founded by king Olaf III; became important commercial & political center after castle was built in 1100; German Hanseatic merchants controlled trade 14th-18th cen.; was destroyed by fire several times, & rebuilt.

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Bergen, Norway, about 1687 - about 1740, Bergen, Norway
Bergen, Norway, 1843 - 1907
Bergen, Norway, 1872 - 1940, Rome
Bergen, Norway, 1869 - 1902, Boston