1653 in Norway
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Events in the year 1653 in Norway:
Incumbents
- Monarch: Frederick III[1]
Events
- May - The Vardø witch trials ends. It resulted in the death of seventeen women by burning.
Full date unknown
- The Customs House is moved further down the Telemarksvassdraget from the town of Skien to the smaller coastal town of Porsgrunn, making the latter a thriving market town.
- The Cappelen Family emigrates to Norway from Northern Germany.
- The southern coastal town of Vesterrisør is renamed "Mandal".
Arts and literature
Births
- 2 April – Prince George of Denmark and Norway (d.1708)
Deaths
- Peter Paulson Paus, provost (born 1590)
References
- ^ Rian, Øystein; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 3.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 December 2023.