1653 in Norway

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1653
in
Norway

Centuries:
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1630s
  • 1640s
  • 1650s
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
See also:1653 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1653 in Norway.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch: Frederick III

Events[]

  • 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[]

Births[]

  • 2 April – Prince George of Denmark and Norway (d.1708)

Deaths[]

  • Peter Paulson Paus, provost (born 1590)
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