Approximately 08:15 at Assistentkirkegården. Committee vice-chairman Carl August Harbitz-Rasmussen lays a wreath at the grave of Fredrik Meltzer, the designer of Norway’s flag.
The Bergen 17 May Committee honours Fredrik Meltzer by laying a wreath at his grave in Assistentkirkegården on 17 May 2027 at approximately 08:15.
The wreath is laid by Carl August Harbitz-Rasmussen, Vice-Chairman of the 17 May Committee.
Time and place
- Date: 17 May 2027
- Time: Approximately 08:15
- Location: Fredrik Meltzer’s grave in Assistentkirkegården
- Address: Lungegårdsbakken 7, Bergen
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The Bergen man behind Norway’s flag
Fredrik Meltzer was a delegate to the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll and a member of Parliament from Bergen. He designed the red, white and blue Norwegian flag adopted by the Storting in May 1821.
The flag was approved as a merchant flag in 1821. With a history spanning more than 200 years, Meltzer’s flag is a unifying symbol of freedom, community and Constitution Day. His legacy lives on as flags fly through Bergen’s streets on 17 May.
Assistentkirkegården
Assistentkirkegården lies between Stadsporten and Store Lungegårdsvann and opened in 1837. Fredrik Meltzer and Ole Bull are among the well-known Bergen residents buried here.