Bergen – Wittgensteins Welt https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/en Exploring the Places and Traces of Ludwig Wittgenstein Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:11:22 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-WW-32x32.png Bergen – Wittgensteins Welt https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/en 32 32 Bergen https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/en/bergen/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:40:01 +0000 https://www.wittgensteinswelt.org/?p=1051 Bergen markierte 1913 den Beginn von Wittgensteins langjähriger Verbindung zu Norwegen und insbesondere zu Skjolden. Der österreichische Konsul in Bergen, Kroepelien, stand in Kontakt mit dem Fabrikanten Drægni aus Skjolden und stellte die Verbindung her. So führte Wittgensteins Weg nach Skjolden am Lustrafjord (Sognefjord) – der Beginn einer legendären Geschichte. Kroepeliens Büro befand sich in […]

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This photo was taken in winter 2010.

Bergen marked the beginning of Wittgenstein’s long-standing connection to Norway, and in particular to Skjolden, in 1913.

The Austrian consul in Bergen, Kroepelien, was in contact with the manufacturer Drægni from Skjolden and facilitated their introduction. Thus began Wittgenstein’s journey to Skjolden, situated by the Lustrafjord (Sognefjord) – the starting point of a remarkable chapter in his life.

Kroepelien’s office was located near the harbour, on the opposite side of the famous Bryggen.

External link: Historian Harald Vatne on Wittgenstein and Norway (Youtube/in Norwegian)

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