Editing Bergen (section)

==Culture and sports==
[[File:Mathismarkens.jpg|thumb|The Mathismarkens [[Buekorps]]]]
[[File:KODE 1, Bergen, 2019 (01).jpg|thumb|upright 1|View of the [[West Norway Museum of Decorative Art]], Bergen]]
{{Lang|no|[[Bergens Tidende]]}} (BT) and {{Lang|no|[[Bergensavisen]]}} (BA) are the largest newspapers, with [[newspaper circulation|circulations]] of 87,076 and 30,719 in 2006,<ref name="opplag">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Avisenes leser- og opplagstall for 2006 |url=http://mediebedriftene.no/index.asp?id=71672 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927115859/http://mediebedriftene.no/index.asp?id=71672 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=26 October 2007 |publisher=Mediebedriftenes Landsforening |language=no}}</ref> ''BT'' is a regional newspaper covering all of Vestland, while ''BA'' focuses on metropolitan Bergen. Other newspapers published in Bergen include the Christian national ''[[Dagen (Norwegian newspaper)|Dagen]]'', with a circulation of 8.936,<ref name="opplag" /> and ''[[TradeWinds (newspaper)|TradeWinds]]'', an international shipping newspaper. Local newspapers are ''[[Fanaposten]]'' for Fana, ''[[Sydvesten]]'' for Laksevåg and Fyllingsdalen and ''[[Bygdanytt]]'' for Arna and the neighbouring municipality [[Osterøy]].<ref name="opplag" /> [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]], Norway's largest private television company, is based in Bergen.

The 1,500-seat [[Grieg Hall]] is the city's main cultural venue,<ref name="grieghall">{{Cite web |title=Grieghallen: Floor space and capacity |url=http://www.grieghallen.no/facilities/capacity/?l=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008114051/http://www.grieghallen.no/facilities/capacity/?l=en |archive-date=8 October 2007 |access-date=8 September 2007 |publisher=Grieg Hall}}</ref> and home of the [[Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra]], founded in 1765,<ref name="filhar">{{Cite web |year=2006 |title=Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester |url=http://www.filharmonien.no/ |access-date=16 August 2007 |language=no}}</ref> and the [[Bergen Woodwind Quintet]]. The city also features [[Carte Blanche (Norwegian dance company)|Carte Blanche]], the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance. The annual [[Bergen International Festival]] is the main cultural festival, which is supplemented by the [[Bergen International Film Festival]]. Two internationally renowned composers from Bergen are [[Edvard Grieg]] and [[Ole Bull]]. Grieg's home, [[Troldhaugen]], has been converted to a museum. During the 1990s and early 2000s, Bergen produced a series of successful pop, rock and [[black metal]] artists,<ref name="telle">{{Cite web |last=Ann Kristin Frøystad |year=2003 |title=Telle: – Angrer ingenting |url=http://www.ba.no/puls/article591155.ece |access-date=10 October 2007 |publisher=ba.no |language=no}}</ref> collectively known as the [[Bergen Wave]].<ref name="bb1">{{Cite web |last=Lars Ursin |year=2005 |title=Bløffmakerens guide til Bergensbølgen |url=http://www2.bt.no/bergenpuls/article396707 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071015152917/http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/article396707 |archive-date=15 October 2007 |access-date=16 August 2007 |website=Bergens Tidende |language=no}}</ref><ref name="bb2">{{Cite web |last=Lars Ursin |year=2005 |title=Bergensbølgen tørrlagt på Alarm |url=http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/article225748.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185414/http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/article225748.ece |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=16 August 2007 |publisher=Bergens Tidende |language=no}}</ref>

[[Den Nationale Scene]] is Bergen's main theatre. Founded in 1850, it had [[Henrik Ibsen]] as one of its first in-house playwrights and art directors. Bergen's [[contemporary art]] scene is centred on [[BIT Teatergarasjen]], [[Bergen Kunsthall]], United Sardines Factory (USF) and Bergen Center for Electronic Arts (BEK). Bergen was a [[European Capital of Culture]] in 2000.<ref name="cultcap">{{Cite web |title=European Capitals of Culture 2000–2005 |url=http://ec.europa.eu/culture/eac/other_actions/cap_europ/cap_00_01_02_en.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127190543/http://ec.europa.eu/culture/eac/other_actions/cap_europ/cap_00_01_02_en.html |archive-date=27 January 2007 |access-date=16 August 2007}}</ref> [[Buekorps]] is a unique feature of Bergen culture, consisting of boys aged from 7 to 21 parading with imitation weapons and [[snare drum]]s.<ref name="Buekorpsene.com">{{Cite web |year=2006 |title=What is a buekorps? |url=http://buekorpsene.com/english/whatisbuekorps.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708103320/http://buekorpsene.com/english/whatisbuekorps.php |archive-date=8 July 2011 |access-date=10 November 2007 |publisher=Buekorpsene.com}}</ref><ref name="Studvest.no">{{Cite web |title=Studenter hestes av buekorps på nettet |url=http://www.studvest.no/nyhende.php?art_id=270 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821202616/http://studvest.no/nyhende.php?art_id=270 |archive-date=21 August 2006 |access-date=10 November 2007 |publisher=Studvest.no |language=no}}</ref> The city's Hanseatic heritage is documented in the [[Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene|Hanseatic Museum]] at Bryggen.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://www.snl.no/Conrad_Fredrik_von_der_Lippe |date=2023-08-01 |editor-last=Storsletten |editor-first=Ola |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2024-01-22}}</ref>

[[File:Brann Stadion2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Brann Stadion]] in 2007]]
[[SK Brann]] is Bergen's premier [[association football|football]] team; founded in 1908, they have played in the top flight for Norwegian men's football, [[Eliteserien]], for 67 out of 80 seasons since its establishment in [[1937–38 League of Norway|1937]], the second most of any club. The team were the football champions in [[1961–62 Norwegian Main League|1961–1962]], [[1963 Norwegian First Division|1963]], and [[2007 SK Brann season|2007]],<ref name="gulleteheme">{{Cite web |last=Ole Ivar Store |year=2007 |title=- Gratulerer, Brann! |url=http://www.fotball.no/t1.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=209708 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080324090203/http://www.fotball.no/t1.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=209708 |archive-date=24 March 2008 |access-date=22 October 2007 |publisher=Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}</ref> and reached the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996–1997]]. They have also won the [[Norwegian Football Cup]] seven times, most recently in the [[2022 Norwegian Football Cup|2022 season]]. Brann play their home games at the 16,750-seat [[Brann Stadion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fakta om Stadion |url=https://www.brann.no/om-stadion/fakta-om-stadion |website=brann.no |publisher=Sportsklubben Brann}}</ref> [[Åsane Fotball|Åsane]] is the city's second-best team, playing in the [[Norwegian First Division|First Division]] at [[Åsane Arena]]. Now-defunct [[Fyllingen Fotball|Fyllingen]] played in the top flight in [[1990 Tippeligaen|1990]], [[1991 Tippeligaen|1991]] and [[1993 Tippeligaen|1993]]. [[SK Brann Kvinner|Brann]] and [[Åsane Fotball#Åsane Fotball Damer|Åsane]] also play in the women's top flight, [[Toppserien]], along with [[Arna-Bjørnar]]. Brann have won the league twice (once as [[IL Sandviken]]), and the [[Norwegian Women's Cup]] once.

[[Bergen IK]] is the premier men's ice hockey team, playing at [[Bergenshallen]] in the [[Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)|First Division]]. [[Tertnes HE|Tertnes]] play in the [[Postenligaen (women)|Women's Premier Handball League]], and Fyllingen in the Men's Premier Handball League. In athletics, the city is dominated by [[IL Norna-Salhus]], [[IL Gular]] and [[FIK BFG Fana]], formerly also Norrøna IL and [[TIF Viking]]. The [[Bergen Storm]] are an American football team that plays matches at [[Varden Kunstgress]] and plays in the second division of the Norwegian league.

[[Bergensk]] is the native dialect of Bergen. It was strongly influenced by [[Low German]]-speaking merchants from the mid-14th to mid-18th centuries. During the [[Denmark–Norway|Dano-Norwegian period]] from 1536 to 1814, Bergen was more influenced by [[Danish language|Danish]] than other areas of Norway. The Danish influence removed the female [[grammatical gender]] in the 16th century, making Bergensk one of very few Norwegian dialects with only two instead of three grammatical genders. The Rs are [[uvular trill]]s, as in French, which probably spread to Bergen some time in the 18th century, overtaking the [[alveolar trill]] in the time span of two to three generations. Owing to an improved [[literacy rate]], Bergensk was influenced by [[Norwegian Bokmål|riksmål]] and bokmål in the 19th and 20th centuries. This led to large parts of the German-inspired [[vocabulary]] disappearing and pronunciations shifting slightly towards East Norwegian.<ref name="slikblevi">{{Cite book |last=Nesse |first=Agnete |title=Slik ble vi bergensere – Hanseatene og bergensdialekten |publisher=Sigma Forlag |year=2003 |isbn=82-7916-028-0}}</ref>

The [[Eurovision Song Contest 1986|1986 edition]] of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] took place in Bergen. Bergen was the host city for the [[2017 UCI Road World Championships]]. The city is also a member of the [[Creative Cities Network|UNESCO Creative Cities Network]] in the category of gastronomy since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bergen, City of Gastronomy – Havbyen Bergen |url=http://marin.bergen-chamber.no/en/Bergen-City-of-Gastronomy/ |access-date=3 October 2018 |website=marin.bergen-chamber.no |language=en}}</ref>

{{wide image |Norway Bergen Bryggen during nighttime.jpg|400|Picture of Bryggen from the opposite pier during night time. On the upper right side (hidden by fog) the Fløibanen up to Mt. Fløyen.}}

===Music===
[[File:AURORA, ICA, London (26999106584).jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Aurora (singer)|Aurora]] performing in [[London]], 2016]]
Bergen has been the home of several notable alternative bands, collectively referred to as the [[Bergen Wave]]. These bands include [[Röyksopp]] and [[Kings of Convenience]] on the small, Bergen-based record label Tellé Records, as well as related side-projects, such as [[The Whitest Boy Alive]], [[Kommode]], and [[Visekongene]] on independent labels. Other internationally well-received artists also originating from Bergen include [[Aurora (singer)|Aurora]], [[Sondre Lerche]], [[Kygo]], [[Boy Pablo]] and [[Alan Walker (music producer)|Alan Walker]].

Bergen is also known as the "[[black metal]] capital of Norway", due to its role in the [[early Norwegian black metal scene]] and the amount of acts to come from the city in the early 1990s. Also the singer Einar Selvik of the band Wardruna was born in Bergen and became famous thanks to the TV series ''[[Vikings (TV series)|Vikings]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-05-04 |title=Bergen – the black metal capital |url=https://www.fib.no/en/articles/bergen-the-black-metal-capital/ |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Bergen International Festival |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116124127/https://www.fib.no/en/articles/bergen-the-black-metal-capital/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Bergen is also the birthplace of composer [[Edvard Grieg]]. The biggest music festival in the city is [[Bergenfest]].

===Street art===
Bergen is considered to be the street art capital of Norway.<ref name="Ba.no">{{Cite web |date=24 March 2010 |title=Gatekunstens hovedstad |url=http://www.ba.no/puls/article5037839.ece |access-date=24 March 2010 |publisher=Ba.no |language=no}}</ref> Famed artist [[Banksy]] visited the city in 2000<ref name="Dagbladet.no">{{Cite web |title=Fikk Banksy-bilder som takk for overnatting |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2008/03/10/529267.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313025045/http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2008/03/10/529267.html |archive-date=13 March 2017 |access-date=10 March 2008 |publisher=Dagbladet.no |language=no}}</ref> and inspired many to start creating street art. Soon after, the city brought up the most famous street artist in Norway: [[DOLK (artist)|Dolk]].<ref name="autogenerated3">{{Cite web |date=8 September 2011 |title=Derfor valgte ikke DOLK Bergen |url=http://www.ba.no/puls/article5726885.ece |access-date=18 September 2011 |publisher=Ba.no |language=no}}</ref><ref name="Bt.no">{{Cite web |title=Populær Dolk selger så det suser |url=http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/Popular-Dolk-selger-sa-det-suser-2579379.html#.T1OGAfEaND1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219010612/http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/Popular-Dolk-selger-sa-det-suser-2579379.html#.T1OGAfEaND1 |archive-date=19 December 2014 |access-date=8 April 2011 |publisher=Bt.no |language=no}}</ref> His art can still be seen in several places in the city, and in 2009 the city council choose to preserve [[DOLK (artist)|Dolk]]'s work "Spray" with protective glass.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |date=26 June 2009 |title=Forsvarer verning av graffiti |url=http://www.ba.no/nyheter/politikk/article4425460.ece |access-date=26 June 2009 |publisher=Ba.no |language=no}}</ref> In 2011, Bergen council launched a plan of action for street art in Bergen from 2011 to 2015 to ensure that "Bergen will lead the fashion for street art as an expression both in Norway and [[Scandinavia]]".<ref name="Bergen.kommune.no">{{Cite web |title=Bergenkommune.no – Graffiti og gatekunst i kulturbyen Bergen – Utredning og handlingsplan for perioden 2011–2015 |url=https://www.bergen.kommune.no/bk/multimedia/archive/00105/Graffiti_og_gatekun_105438a.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721063318/https://www.bergen.kommune.no/bk/multimedia/archive/00105/Graffiti_og_gatekun_105438a.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2013 |access-date=10 May 2011 |publisher=Bergen.kommune.no |language=no}}</ref>

The Madam Felle (1831–1908) monument in Sandviken, is in honour of a Norwegian woman of German origin, who in the mid-19th century managed, against the will of the council, to maintain a counter of beer. A well-known restaurant of the same name is now elsewhere in Bergen. The monument was erected in 1990 by sculptor Kari Rolfsen, supported by an anonymous donor. Madam Felle, civil name Oline Fell, was posthumously remembered in a popular song, possibly originally a folksong,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davidsen |first=Knut B. |date=7 December 2002 |title=Var madam Felle Jonnemann sin mor? |trans-title=Was Madam Felle Jonnemann's Mother? |url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Var-madam-Felle-Jonnemann-sin-mor-2406325.html#.UsJnmbmA2uo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101214925/http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Var-madam-Felle-Jonnemann-sin-mor-2406325.html#.UsJnmbmA2uo |archive-date=1 January 2014 |access-date=31 December 2013 |work=[[Bergens Tidende]] |publisher=Media Norge, [[Schibsted]] |location=Bergen, Norway |language=nb}}</ref> "Kjenner Dokker Madam Felle?" by [[Lothar Lindtner]] and [[Rolf Berntzen]] on an album in 1977.