1653 in Norway explained

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)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Frederik 3. . Øystein . Rian . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 17 December 2023.