Bergen, the old capital of Norway, on a fjord of the name, open to the Gulf Stream, and never frozen; the town, consisting of wooden houses, is built on a slope on which the streets reach down to the sea, and has a picturesque appearance; the trade, which is considerable, is in fish and fish products; manufactures gloves, porcelain, leather, etc.; the seat of a bishop, and has a cathedral.
Population (circa 1900) given as 52,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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