1654 in Norway

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Centuries:	16th 17th 18th 19th
Decades:	1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s
See also:	1654 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1654 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick III. ^[1]

Events

• The Løkken Mine, the largest deposits of pyrite in Norway starts to operate, it is operated from 1654 to 1987. ^[2]
• The last bubonic plague outbreaks in Norway occur. ^[3]

Deaths

Lorentz Lossius

• Lorentz Lossius, founder of the Røros Copper Works (born in Germany c.1600). ^[4]

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.
2. Bjørlykke, Arne. "Løkken gruve". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
3. Lunden, Kåre (2002). Norges landbrukshistorie. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN   82-521-5584-7.
4. Berg, Bjørn Ivar. "Lorentz Lossius". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 February 2013.