Norway: Bryggen of Bergen

On Monday I got eleven postcards including one from Norway.

The card from Norway shows the Bryggen of Bergen. Bergen was founded in 1070. In 1350 the Hanseatic League established a kontor in Bergen and soon the city became the centre of the Hanseatic activity in Norway. In their history the wooden houses of the Bryggen, where the kontor was located, were often destroyed by fire, but always they were rebuilt. In 1872 a Hanseatic Museum opened in the Bryggen. Bergen is today the second largest city of Norway. The Bryggen is since 1979 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Bergen was the European Capital of Culture in 2000.

Stamps:
100th birthday of Thor Heyerdahl (two from set of four) (issued 28-04-2014)
with a special postmark about the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Oslo

Thank You very much Cathrine!