1610 in Norway

Events in the year 1610 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian IV

Events

• 17 June – Prince Christian was proclaimed as heir apparent to Christian IV of Norway, in Oslo.
• 17 August – Christian IV of Denmark-Norway ordered the construction of Altenhus Fortress on the island of Aarøen near Alten in Finnmark county.
• The town of Arendal is founded.

Births

• 12 May - Arent Berntsen, topographical-statistical author, businessman, banker, estate owner and councillor (died 1680).

Around 1610

• Lisbet Nypan, alleged witch (d. 1670).
• Hans Hansen Bergen, emigrant from Norway and early/pioneer settler in New Amsterdam (died 1654).

Deaths

• 5 February – Strange Jørgenssøn, bailiff and businessman (born 1539).

See also

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