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Sights and landmarks in Bergen

10 sights worth seeing in Bergen: landmarks, galleries, monuments and viewpoints.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Sights and landmarks in Bergen

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    Africa Museum

    Afrikamuseum

    Founded about a century ago by a school teacher, now maintained by a couple who has lived for long periods in Africa, this museum presents the nature and culture of sub-Saharan Africa. Exhibits include stuffed animals and animal parts, photos, paintings and other artwork.

    by appointment through Eva and Stefan in der BeekFree

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    Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

    Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen

    The infamous Belsen concentration camp, liberated by British forces in 1945, is now a memorial site with a comprehensive visitor centre. Today, only the sombre mounds of mass graves remain along with various monuments to those who died; the original camp was razed by the British after its survivors had been rescued and, in most cases, temporarily housed in the nearby barracks of Lager Hohne. The suffering of Anne Frank and her diary are associated worldwide with the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, and at the site there's a memorial gravestone of Anne and her sister Margot. See also Holocaust remembrance.

    Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow

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    BurgerPlatz

    Surrounded by trees and bushes, this grassy area is a safe and peaceful space, with a playground for the children and a pond where you can feed the ducks. Easily accessible by bike.

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    Forestry Museum

    Waldarbeitmuseum

    Learn about the local forests and the forestry, from logging to planting new trees. There are tools, photos, and documents on display.

    Apr-Sep: daily 14:00-17:00

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    Römstedthaus Local History Museum

    Heimatmuseum Römstedthaus

    Discover local and regional history at this museum housed in a 350-year old farmhouse.

    Apr-Jun+Oct: Tue-Fri 09:30-12:00, Tue-Thu 15:00-17:00; Jul-Sep: Tue-Fri 09:30-12: 00 and 15:00-17:00; Sat/Sun 10:00-12:00 and 14:30-16:30

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    Schutzenplatz

    The Schutzenplatz is a large building surrounded by a small woodland park. It is used for festivals and open area events throughout the year.

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    Siddernhausen Dolmen

    Großsteingrab bei Siddernhausen

    The dolmen or megalithic (large stone) gravesite dates to the Late Funnelbeaker culture (3,000-2,700 BC.)

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    Sieben Steinhäuser

    Großsteingrabanlage

    The "Sieben Steinhäusern" is a megalithic gravesite consisting of five massive stone tombs on the Bergen-Hohne military Training Area near Ostenholz. At normal circumstances, the site is only accessible at weekends due to military presence during the weekdays.

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    St Lambertus

    The Church of St Lambertus is the Lutheran town church in Bergen. Built in 1826, it is a three-naved building with low ceilings over the galleries. It was extended eastwards in 1900. The separately standing clock tower dates from 1728.

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    Wohlde Bronze Age Barrows

    Bronzezeitliches Hügelgrab bei Wohlde

    In the woods and pastures around Wohlde there are around 45 barrows (prehistoric burial mounds) from the Early Bronze Age (ca. 1,500-1,200 BC.)

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Bergen (CC BY-SA 4.0).