1624 in Norway

Events in the year 1624 in Norway.

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Decades:
  • 1600s
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  • 1630s
  • 1640s
See also:1624 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents

Events
  • 28 February – A decree made it explicitly illegal for Jesuits and monks to appear in the country, with death penalty as a consequence for offenders.[1]
  • 17-20 August – The great city fire of Oslo.
  • 25 October – Det Norske Jernkompani is granted a royal privilege, granting the company almost a monopoly on iron production on an industrial scale within Norway.[2]
  • Fall – Three woman were executed by decapitation at the Akershus witch trials.
  • The mining town of Kongsberg is founded.[3]
  • Christian IV renames and moves Oslo after the great fire. He renames the city Christiania.

Arts and literature

Deaths

See also

References
  1. Bang, A. Chr. (1912). Den norske kirkes historie (in Norwegian). Kristiania and Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 361.
  2. Ingolf Jarle Rui. "Jernkompaniet". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  3. Thorsnes, Geir. "Kongsberg". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  4. Wasberg, Gunnar Christie. "Cort Aslakssøn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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