Bergen (help·info) is the second-largest city in Norway, a municipality, and a former county, in the county of Hordaland.

The Norwegian city of Bergen was separated from Hordaland as a county of its own in 1831.Distriktsinndeling og navn (Norwegian). Fornyings- og administrasjonsdepartementet. Retrieved on 2007-09-16. It was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipality of Bergen landdistrikt was merged with Bergen January 1, 1877.Statistics Norway (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-08-14. The rural municipality of Årstad was merged with Bergen July 1, 1915. The rural municipalities of Arna, Fana, Laksevåg and Åsane were merged with Bergen January 1, 1972. The city lost its status as a separate county the same date. Bergen was Norway's biggest city until the 1830s,Innvandring 1600-2000, Arkivenes dag 2002 (Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved on 2007-10-09. when it was passed by Oslo.

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