Important dates
1194 |
”Svalbarði fundinn” noted in Icelandic texts |
| 1596 | Willem Barentsz discovers Svalbard |
| 1600 – 1750 | International whaling-activities |
| 1700 – 1800 | Russian all-winter hunting and trapping |
| 1800 – 1900 | Norwegian all-winter hunting and trapping |
| 1906 | John M. Longyear establishes first mine, calling the area Longyear City |
| 1916 | “Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani” takes over the mining activity in Longyearbyen |
| 1920 | The Svalbard Treaty is signed |
| 1925 2002 2006 |
Norway is given sovereignty over Svalbard Longyearbyen Community council is established Longyearbyen 100 years |
