Vågen, Bergen

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Vågen photographed from Fløyen looking west
The inner part of the bay

Vågen is a bay in the city centre of Bergen, Norway. It is the central harbour of the city centre, and is the center of the historical core of the city, which originated on the east shore of the bay. From there, it expanded to the southern and western shores over a few centuries.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Hartvedt, Gunnar Hagen (1994). "Vågen". Bergen Byleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. pp. 492–494. ISBN 82-573-0485-9. 

Coordinates: 60°23′51″N 5°19′04″E / 60.3976°N 5.3179°E / 60.3976; 5.3179

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