Hagensborg, originally named
Kristiania, is a small community in the
Bella Coola Valley in
British Columbia,
Canada. Its census population in 2006 was 248. The valley was already the ancient home to the
Nuxálk people when European explorers arrived. Norwegian settlers from
Minnesota and Wisconsin arrived in 1894, and the town was named "Hagen's Borg" after Hagen B. Christensen, the first storekeeper in the area and
postmaster from April 1, 1896 to October 14, 1910. ("borg" is Norwegian for a fortress or castle).