1653 in Norway

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See also:	1653 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1653 in Norway :

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick III ^[1]

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

1. Rian, Øystein; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 3.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 December 2023.