1700 in Norway
Events in the year 1700 in Norway.
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Incumbents
Events
- 22 February – Great Northern War starts.
- 1 March – The Gregorian calendar is adopted.[1]
- 18 August – The Peace of Travendal is concluded when Denmark-Norway signs a peace treaty at Traventhal House in Holstein. Denmark-Norway has to withdraw from Holstein and Sweden withdraws from Denmark. The peace will last for the next 10 years.
- The Kvitsøy bucket light is established.[2]
Arts and literature
Around 1700
- The poem Stolt Anne is written by Hans Paus.
Births
Chest carved by Lars Pinnerud (ca 1735).
- 18 August – Lars Pinnerud, woodcarver (died 1762).[3]
Deaths
- Johannes Skraastad, woodcarver (born c.1648).[4]
See also
References
- Ringnes, Truls. "gregoriansk kalender". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Kvitsøy fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- Hosar, Kåre. "Lars Pinnerud". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- Engen, Arnfinn. "Johannes Skraastad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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