Bergen, Alberta
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Bergen is an unincorporated community in the northwest quadrant of Mountain View County
, Alberta
, Canada
. The community and its surrounding rural area is recognized as a rural neighbourhood by Mountain View County under the same name.
The community is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Sundre
, at the southern terminus of Highway 760. Most services for the community are found in Sundre. The farming and ranching community lies in the Canadian Rockies
foothills, at an elevation of 1140 metres (3,740.2 ft). The Fallentimber Creek, a tributary of the Red Deer River
, flows through the community.
It is named for the city of Bergen
in Norway
. The name derives from "Bjorgvin", meaning meadow between the mountains.
The settlement was established in 1907 by J.T. Johannesen and a group of Norwegian settlers. A post office was opened in November 1907, with Johannesen serving as postmaster. It was closed in 1970.
A community hall is located in Bergen.
Mountain View County, Alberta
Mountain View County is a municipal district in Division No. 6 in the central Alberta, Canada. It is located between the cities of Calgary and Red Deer within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Mountain View County is a member of the Central Alberta Economic Partnership, Alberta Association of...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The community and its surrounding rural area is recognized as a rural neighbourhood by Mountain View County under the same name.
The community is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Sundre
Sundre, Alberta
Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Mountain View County, northwest from Calgary, along the Cowboy Trail in the Canadian Rockies foothills....
, at the southern terminus of Highway 760. Most services for the community are found in Sundre. The farming and ranching community lies in the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
foothills, at an elevation of 1140 metres (3,740.2 ft). The Fallentimber Creek, a tributary of the Red Deer River
Red Deer River
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...
, flows through the community.
It is named for the city of Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The name derives from "Bjorgvin", meaning meadow between the mountains.
The settlement was established in 1907 by J.T. Johannesen and a group of Norwegian settlers. A post office was opened in November 1907, with Johannesen serving as postmaster. It was closed in 1970.
A community hall is located in Bergen.