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. Bergen is a known name to many sculptors around the world because it hosts their work, which are made locally by them during an annual "symposium."
The community is located twelve 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 1,140 metres (3,740 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. [1] The name derives from "Bjørgvin", meaning meadow between the mountains. [2]
The settlement was established in 1907 by J.T. Johannesen and a group of Norwegian settlers. [2] 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. [3]
The community was hit by an EF2 tornado on July 7, 2022. It injured one person while damaging or destroying many homes and snapping trees.
Bragg Creek is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County in Division No. 6.
Division No. 6 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It includes the City of Calgary and surrounding areas. The majority of the division consists of Alberta's Calgary Region, while the northern portion of the division includes parts of central Alberta. The division also forms the southern segment of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Division No. 6 is the largest census division in Alberta according to population and also has the highest population density.
Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Mountain View County. It is approximately 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Calgary on the Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
Wild Rose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. It had been considered a safe seat for the Conservative Party of Canada.
Calgary Victoria Park was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1967 to 1971.
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta and a small portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River and is part of the larger Saskatchewan / Nelson system that empties into Hudson Bay.
Balzac is a hamlet in Rocky View County, which is in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is located immediately west of Queen Elizabeth II Highway, at the intersection with Highway 566, 24 km (15 mi) north of Calgary city centre and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Airdrie.
Crossfield is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Rocky View County. It is located on Highway 2A 43 km (27 mi) north of the City of Calgary.
Stoney 142, 143, 144 is an Indian reserve of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, comprising Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations in Alberta, located between the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 and Rocky View County. The largest community of the Nakoda people, it is 56 kilometers west of Calgary.
Mountain View County is a municipal district in Division No. 6 in central Alberta, Canada. Located between the cities of Calgary and Red Deer within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor, its municipal office is located north of the Town of Didsbury. Mountain View County is a member of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, along with numerous local boards, commissions and committees.
Glenbow is a locality in southern Alberta, in Rocky View County located northwest of the City of Calgary and east of the Town of Cochrane on Highway 1A. It is now part of the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. The Glenbow area is immediately west of Rocky View County's Bearspaw area.
Springbank is a rural community in southern Alberta in Rocky View County. It is located immediately west of the City of Calgary, east of Highway 22, south of the Bow River and north of the rural community of Elbow Valley. Both the Trans-Canada Highway and Lower Springbank Road connect Springbank to Calgary.
De Winton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Foothills County. It is located just south of the City of Calgary and west of Highway 2A.
Westward Ho is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Mountain View County. It is located approximately 50 kilometers northwest of Calgary, just west of the intersections of Highway 22 and Highway 27 between Olds and Sundre. There is a general store with a gas bar also located here.
Carvel is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County. It is located on Highway 770, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Edmonton. The hamlet's name is derived from the novel Richard Carvel by the American writer Winston Churchill.
Cherhill is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located along Highway 43, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Mayerthorpe and 82 kilometres (51 mi) northwest of Edmonton.
Alhambra is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Clearwater County. It is located close to the David Thompson Highway, east of Rocky Mountain House.
Bearberry is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Mountain View County, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Highway 22, 107 kilometres (66 mi) northwest of Calgary. It is named for the bearberry that grows in the vicinity.
Eagle Hill is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada within Mountain View County. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Highway 27, approximately 36 km (22 mi) southwest of Red Deer. It is reputedly the highest point between Calgary and Edmonton. Its post office first opened in 1904. This community has a CO-OP with gas station and propane, Curling rink, Ball diamonds, a Hall, and a church, Eagle Hill Gospel Mission Church.
Elkton is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Mountain View County, located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the Cowboy Trail, 54 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Airdrie, between the towns of Sundre and Cremona.
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