Sehesteds plass ('Sehested's Square') is a square in Oslo, Norway.
The square is modelled after Place Vendôme in Paris, and is named after the Governor of Norway Hannibal Sehested. [1]
The publishing houses H. Aschehoug & Co and Gyldendal Norsk Forlag have their respective headquarters here. [2] The square is a plot element in Henrik H. Langeland's novel Wonderboy.
Munch Museum is an art museum in Oslo, Norway dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
Holmenkollen is a neighborhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway.
Hannibal Sehested was a Dano-Norwegian statesman and son-in-law of King Christian IV. He served as Governor-general of Norway from 1642 to 1651 and Chancellor of Norway from 1648 to 1660. He fought in the Torstenson War against Sweden and implemented many reforms in Norway. After a fall from grace leading to his resignation as Governor-general in 1651, he regained the trust of Frederick III in 1660 and negotiated the Treaty of Copenhagen. He worked as lord treasurer and councillor of state until his death in 1666.
Grini prison camp was a Nazi concentration camp in Bærum, Norway, which operated between 1941 and May 1945. Ila Detention and Security Prison is now located here.
Oslo Nye Teater is a theater located in Oslo, Norway. The theater has its main stage in its own theater house at Rosenkrantz' gate 10. It is one of Norway's most visited theatres. Oslo Nye Teater AS is wholly owned by Oslo Municipality.
Frederik Christian Stoud Platou was a Norwegian legal scholar, Supreme Court justice, district stipendiary magistrate and politician.
Chat Noir is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri.
The Norwegian Maritime Museum is located at Bygdøynesveien on the Bygdøy peninsula, on the western side of Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian Maritime Museum is situated near several other museums, including the Fram Museum; the Kon-Tiki Museum; the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History; and the Viking Ship Museum. The Norwegian Maritime Museum is operated in conjunction with Norwegian Folk Museum.
Asbjørn Stensaker was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Conservative Party. He is best known as Mayor of Bergen.
Oslo Ladegård is a manor house situated at Gamlebyen in Oslo, Norway. It was built of the site of the Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo.
Kjeld Lauridsen Stub was a Dano-Norwegian priest. He was also involved in the Thirty Years' War in various roles.
Fiskum is a parish in the municipality Øvre Eiker in Buskerud, Norway.
The Chancellor of Norway was the most important aide of the King of Norway during the Middle Ages, and during the Union with Denmark. He issued laws and regulations, and was responsible for day-to-day administration of the kingdom. From 1270, the Chancellor resided in Bergen. Haakon V of Norway moved the Chancellor's residence to Oslo; on 31 August 1314 the provost of St Mary's Church became Chancellor on a permanent basis. He was given the Great Seal of the Realm "for eternity." The Chancellors were originally chosen from the clergy but after 1542 the position was given to people from the nobility. The position lost its importance after Jens Bjelke's tenure, and was abolished in 1679.
Henrik Bjelke was a Norwegian-Danish military officer who served as Admiral of the Realm from 1662 to 1679. He was in command of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy from 1657 to 1679.
Events in the year 1642 in Norway.
Events from the year 1642 in Denmark.
Niels Trolle til Trollesholm og Gavnø was a Danish nobleman who served as vice admiral under Christian IV and later as Steward of Norway from 1656 to 1661. He played a central administrative role during the Nordic War in 1657.
Frederik Gabel (1645–1708) was a Danish-Norwegian nobleman who served as Vice Governor-general of Norway from 1699 until his death in 1708.
Tønne Huitfeldt was a Norwegian military officer and landowner. He is best known for leading the defense of Halden, during the Second Northern War. He was a signatory of the 1661 Sovereignty Act, the new constitution of Denmark-Norway, as one of the representatives of the noble estate.
Christian Christoph Andreas Lange was a Norwegian historian and archivist.
Coordinates: 59°54′57″N10°44′21″E / 59.91571°N 10.73918°E
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