1624 in Norway

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See also:	1624 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1624 in Norway :

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian IV ^[1]

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. ^[2]
• 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. ^[3]
• Fall – Three women were executed by decapitation at the Akershus witch trials.
• The mining town of Kongsberg is founded. ^[4]
• Christian IV renames and moves Oslo after the great fire. He renames the city Christiania.
• Eidsvoll Verk is established. ^[5]

Deaths

• 7 February – Cort Aslakssøn, astronomer, theologist and philosopher (born 1564). ^[6]

References

1. Rian, Øystein; Mardal, Magnus A.; Weidling, Tor Ragnar. "Christian 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
2. Bang, A. Chr. (1912). Den norske kirkes historie (in Norwegian). Kristiania and Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 361.
3. Ingolf Jarle Rui. "Jernkompaniet". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
4. Thorsnes, Geir. "Kongsberg". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
5. Askheim, Svein. "Eidsvoll verk". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
6. Wasberg, Gunnar Christie. "Cort Aslakssøn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.