A list of the historical capitals of the Kingdom of Norway .
Original city name | Standardization | Current city name | From | To | Historical states | Notes |
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Ǫgvaldsnes (Nominally) | — | Avaldsnes | 872 | 997 | Kingdom of Norway (1) | Unified from the petty kingdoms of Norway to a single Kingdom of Norway, which had no clear or single capital. However, it's believed that Norway's oldest royal residence and seat of power was at the Avaldsnes Kongsgård estate. |
Niðaróss | Nidaros | Trondheim (1) | 997 | 1016 | Founded by Olav Tryggvason. | |
Borg | Ditto | Sarpsborg | 1016 | 1028 | Founded by St. Olaf in 1016. | |
Niðaróss | Nidaros | Trondheim (2) | 1028 | 1067 | The capital was moved to Bergen. Seat of power was originally at Alrekstad Kongsgård estate. Moved to Holmen in 1110 c. | |
Biorgvin | Bjørgvin | Bergen (1) | 1067 | 1123 | The capital was moved to Konghelle. | |
Konungahella | Konghelle | Kungahälla (in Swedish) | 1123 | 1150 c. | Sigurd the Crusader royal residence after his return from Byzantium. | |
Niðaróss | Nidaros | Trondheim (3) | 1150 | 1217 | The capital was moved to Trondheim for the last time | |
Biorgvin | Bjørgvin | Bergen (2) | 1217 | 1314 | The capital was moved to Oslo. | |
Ósló | Oslo | Oslo (1) | 1314 | 1537 | Kingdom of Norway (1) | The dean at St. Mary's Church became realm chancellor. |
Kalmar Union (United Kingdoms of Denmark-Norway-Sweden) | ||||||
United Kingdoms of Denmark–Norway | ||||||
København (Denmark) | Ditto | Copenhagen (in English) | 1537 | 1814 | Kingdom of Denmark–Norway | The Norwegian Council of the Realm was abolished, and the national board of directors subject to the Danish Council of the Realm in Denmark. |
Christiania (Before 1877) Kristiania (1877-1924) Oslo (From 1924) | Kristiania | Oslo (2) | 1814 | Current | Kingdom of Norway (2) | Norway became its own state again, in a union with Sweden, and fully separate in 1905. |
Ditto | United Kingdoms of Sweden-Norway | |||||
Ditto | Kingdom of Norway (3) |
Capital and its variations may refer to:
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