Bergen
Hanseatic wharf from about 1360
Location and Figures
- Country: Norway
- Type: Historical
- Region: Europe
Overview
The Hanseatic wharf of Bryggen, run by German merchants from about 1360, shipped dried cod stockfish from Arctic Norway to Catholic Europe. Bergen remained the Norwegian trade capital into the 1800s, and the colored warehouses are a UNESCO site today.
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