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1653 in Norway
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December 2023
1653
Events in the year 1653 in Norway:
Incumbents
Monarch: Frederick IIIFrederik 3. Øystein Rian Magnus A. Mardal Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Frederik_3._-_dansk-norsk_konge no 17 December 2023
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".
Births
2 April – Prince George of Denmark and Norway (d.1708)
Deaths
Peter Paulson Paus, provost (born 1590)
References
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Category:1650s in Norway
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Category:Years of the 17th century in Norway