1653 in Norway
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See also: | 1653 in Denmark List of years in Norway |
Events in the year 1653 in Norway.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- May - The Vardø witch trials ends. It resulted in the death of seventeen women by burning.
Full date unknown[edit]
- The Customs House is moved further down the Telemarksvassdraget from Skien to Porsgrunn, making the latter a thriving market town.
- The Cappelen Family emigrates to Norway from Northern Germany.
- Mandal takes its present name, after abandoning the name Vesterrisør.
Arts and literature[edit]
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Births[edit]
- 2 April – Prince George of Denmark and Norway (d.1708)
Deaths[edit]
- Peter Paulson Paus, provost (born 1590)
References[edit]
- ^ Rian, Øystein; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 3.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 December 2023.