Georgernes Verft
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Georgernes Verft was a shipyard in Bergen
and is currently the name of a geographical area corresponding to the location of the old shipyard. Over time the surrounding area was populated by shipyard workers and is still known as Verftet
.
The yard was established in 1784 by Georg Brunchorst and Georg Vedeler thus explaining the name "The Georges' shipyard". In the 1850s the yard was taken over by Ananias Dekke who built a new dock. The production of wooden sailing ships continued until the late 1800 when steel ships became dominant. When production was halted the shipyard was known to have produced some of the fastest sailships in the world and it had also supplied ships to the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
and Royal Norwegian Navy
.
Upon the end of the yard its owner turned to the expanding knitting
industry and established a prosperous factory of 3000 m². This building still stands largely unchanged. At the start of the 1900s the knitting industry needed a bigger factory and had to move to a location outside Bergen. This coincided with the rapid expantion of the sardine
industry and in 1910 United Sardine Factories Ltd. was established. The production of canned goods also expanded the industrial area to 15000 m². Most of these buildings are still intact.
The canning industry was restructured and the factory disbanded in 1983. The property owner AS Norwegian Preserving Company opened parts of the old sardine factory to artists in the following year. A close cooperation between the landowner and the artists resulted in an innovative and cross-genre collective of art and other culture and the foundation USF Verftet. Today a large residential complex also dominate the area.
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 , ....
and is currently the name of a geographical area corresponding to the location of the old shipyard. Over time the surrounding area was populated by shipyard workers and is still known as Verftet
Verftet
Verftet is a neighbourhood of Bergen, Norway, located on the Nordnes peninsula. It is the location of Georgernes Verft.-References:*...
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The yard was established in 1784 by Georg Brunchorst and Georg Vedeler thus explaining the name "The Georges' shipyard". In the 1850s the yard was taken over by Ananias Dekke who built a new dock. The production of wooden sailing ships continued until the late 1800 when steel ships became dominant. When production was halted the shipyard was known to have produced some of the fastest sailships in the world and it had also supplied ships to the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy or The Common Fleet also known simply as the Danish Navy was the naval force of the united kingdoms Denmark and Norway from 1509 to 12 April 1814. The fleet was established when the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy was combined by King Hans, when he...
and Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support...
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Upon the end of the yard its owner turned to the expanding knitting
Knitting
Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth or other fine crafts. Knitted fabric consists of consecutive rows of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can...
industry and established a prosperous factory of 3000 m². This building still stands largely unchanged. At the start of the 1900s the knitting industry needed a bigger factory and had to move to a location outside Bergen. This coincided with the rapid expantion of the sardine
Sardine
Sardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant....
industry and in 1910 United Sardine Factories Ltd. was established. The production of canned goods also expanded the industrial area to 15000 m². Most of these buildings are still intact.
The canning industry was restructured and the factory disbanded in 1983. The property owner AS Norwegian Preserving Company opened parts of the old sardine factory to artists in the following year. A close cooperation between the landowner and the artists resulted in an innovative and cross-genre collective of art and other culture and the foundation USF Verftet. Today a large residential complex also dominate the area.