Bruggen ( Norwegian. Bryggen i Bergen - “Bergen berth”; also known as Tyskebryggen - “German berth”) - a complex of commercial buildings located on the promenade in the center of Bergen , Norway . In 1979, Bruggen was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List .
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Old Port Quarter of Bruggen (city of Bergen) [* 1] | |
|---|---|
| Bryggen [* 2] | |
 Shipyard Bruggen | |
| A country |  Norway |
| Type of | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii |
| Link | 59 |
| Region [* 3] | Europe |
| Inclusion | 1979 (3 session) |
The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. In 1360, a representative office of the Hanseatic League was established in Bergen and the city turned into an important shopping center. The office buildings housed clerks from many European countries, especially from Germany. Warehouses were filled with goods, in particular, fish from Northern Norway, as well as grain from Europe.
Throughout history, Bergen has undergone numerous fires, because, traditionally, most of the houses were made of wood. Today, about a quarter of Bruggen’s buildings were built before 1702 , while older warehouses and administrative buildings burned down. The rest of Bruggen mainly consists of younger buildings, although there are stone cellars that date back to the 15th century.
Part of the buildings was destroyed during a fire in 1955. Later this territory was used for the construction of the Bruggen Museum, which consists of a complex of archaeological sites, as well as some old wooden houses. In the panoramic image below, these are the leftmost six houses. The Bruggen Museum stores finds (about 670 items) with runic inscriptions on wood and bones, found in 1955 and called the Bruggen inscriptions (Bryggen inscriptions).
Today in the buildings of Bruggen are many tourist and souvenir shops, as well as restaurants, cafes and museums. Many of the buildings that survived the 1955 fire are now used as artists' studios.
