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1680 In Norway
Events in the year 1680 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian V. Events *May - Peder Griffenfeld was imprisoned at Munkholmen, outside of Trondheim. *A giant squid beached at the coast of Helgeland. Arts and literature Births *20 December - Anders Daae, priest and landowner (died 1763) Around 1680 * Lorentz Reichwein, military officer (died 1735) Deaths *29 December - Arent Berntsen, topographical-statistical author, businessman, banker, estate owner and councillor (born 1610 Some have suggested that 1610 may mark the beginning of the Anthropocene, or the 'Age of Man', marking a fundamental change in the relationship between humans and the Earth system, but earlier starting dates (ca. 1000 C.E.) have received broa ...) See also References {{norway-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1680
Events January–March * January 2 – King Amangkurat II of Mataram (located on the island of Java, part of modern-day Indonesia), invites Trunajaya, who had led a failed rebellion against him until his surrender on December 26, for a ceremonial visit to the royal palace. After Trunajaya arrives, King Amangkurat stabs his guest to death. * January 24 – William Harris, one of the four English Puritans who established the Plymouth Colony and then the Providence Plantations at Rhode Island in 1636, is captured by Algerian pirates, when his ship is boarded while he is making a voyage back to England. After being sold into slavery on February 23, he remains a slave until ransom is paid. He dies in 1681, three days after his return to England. * February 12 – The Marquis de Croissy, Charles Colbert, becomes France's Minister of Foreign Affairs and serves for 16 years until his death, when he is succeeded as Foreign Minister by his son Jean-Baptiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helgeland
Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier, which form a natural border with the Salten district. In the south, Helgeland borders Trøndelag county. The district covers an area of about , with nearly 79,000 inhabitants. There are four towns in the district: from south to north these are Brønnøysund, Mosjøen, Sandnessjøen, and Mo i Rana. Name The Old Norse form of the name was ''Hálogaland'' (see Hålogaland). Geography Helgeland is commonly divided into three or four sections: * Southern Helgeland (actually southwest), which consists of the municipalities Bindal, Sømna, Brønnøy, Vega and Vevelstad. * Central Helgeland, which is sometimes further divided into the regions: ** Inner Helgeland, which consists of the municipalities Grane, Hattfjelldal and Vefsn. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arent Berntsen
Arent Berntsen (12 May 1610 in Bergen – 29 December 1680 in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...; also spelled ''Arennt Berntsen'') was a Dano-Norwegian topographical-statistical author, businessman, banker, estate owner and councillor in Copenhagen. He is most widely known for his monumental 1656 work ''Danmarckis oc Norgis Fructbar Herlighed'', one of the primary sources of information relating to Denmark-Norway in the 17th century. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Berntsen, Arent Businesspeople from Bergen Danish male writers Norwegian topographers Norwegian statisticians Danish statisticians 1610 births 1680 deaths 17th-century Norwegian writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1735 In Denmark
Events from the year 1735 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VI * Prime minister – Iver Rosenkrantz (until 12 May), Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Events * Vemmetofte Convent is established after the death of Princess Sophia Hedwig through her will. Births * 6 January – Otto Christopher von Munthe af Morgenstierne, civil servant, judge and landowner (died 1809) * 1 March – Caroline Thielo, actress (died 1754) * 23 June Johan Boye Junge, master carpenter, developer and director of Copenhagen Fire Corps (died 1807) * 28 August – Andreas Peter Bernstorff, politician (died 1797) Deaths * 13 March – Princess Sophia Hedwig, princess of Denmark (born 1677) * 22 April - Lorentz Reichwein, military officer (born 1680) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1735 In Denmark 1730s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorentz Reichwein
Lorentz Reichwein (c. 1680, in Fåberg – 22 April 1735, in Copenhagen) was a Norwegian and Danish military officer. He was a son of Georg Reichwein, and grandson of Georg Reichwein, Sr. He served as county governor ( no, stiftsamtmann) of Akershus, and his final military rank was Major General. He was owner of a land area in central Christiania which later was called ''Grünings løkke'', consisting of the area from the Pipervika Pipervika is a neighborhood in the borough Sentrum in Oslo, Norway. It is located between the Oslofjord, Akershus Fortress and The City Hall Square. Today the term Pipervika is primarily used for the bay between the fortress and Aker Brygge. Thi ... Bay to the current Eidsvolls plass. References 1680 births 1735 deaths Norwegian Army generals {{Denmark-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1763 In Norway
Events in the year 1763 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick V. Events *Bergenhus amt was divided in two, creating the following amt – Nordre Bergenhus amt and Søndre Bergenhus amt. Arts and literature *25 May – The first newspaper in Norway ("Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler") published its first issue. Births *24 January – Peder von Cappelen, merchant and politician (d. 1837). Full date unknown *Johan Andreas Altenburg, merchant and shipowner (died 1824) *Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (died 1839) *Diderik Hegermann, politician and Minister (died 1835) Deaths *18 May - Anders Daae, priest and landowner (born 1680 Events January–March * January 2 – King Amangkurat II of Mataram (located on the island of Java, part of modern-day Indonesia), invites Trunajaya, who had led a failed rebellion against him until his surrender on December ...) See also References {{Year in Europe, 1763 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Daae (priest)
Anders Daae (December 20, 1680 – May 18, 1763) was a Norwegian priest and landowner. Life Daae was born in Trondheim, the son of Jonas Edvardsen (a.k.a. Jon Effuertsen, died 1683 or 1688), a townsman of Trondheim. Jonas Edvardsen did not use the surname ''Daae''. After Jonas Edvardsen died, Simon Hoff, the chancellor of the cathedral school in Trondheim, served as Daae's guardian. The origin of ''Daae'', the surname he adopted, is unknown or uncertain. Daae's mother was Kiersten Jensdatter (died 1683). Anders Daae is believed to have started using the surname ''Daae'' after he was admitted to the University of Copenhagen. Daae was indigent when he graduated. In Copenhagen he lived in Regentzen, a building for poor students. After he took his theology exam, he spent two years as a private tutor for a bailiff in Nordmøre, and then he traveled back to Copenhagen in 1705 with the hope of receiving a clerical position. Daae served as a provost and the parish priest at Vik in Sog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Squid
The giant squid (''Architeuthis dux'') is a species of deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae. It can grow to a tremendous size, offering an example of abyssal gigantism: recent estimates put the maximum size at around Tracey, D. M., O. F. Anderson & J. R. Naylor (2011)''A guide to common deepsea invertebrates in New Zealand waters. Third edition.''National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington. 317 pp.Yukhov, V. L. (2014)Гигантские кальмары рода ''Architeuthis'' в Южном океане / Giant calmaries ''Аrchiteuthis'' in the Southern ocean igantskiye kalmary roda ''Architeuthis'' v Yuzhnom okeane.''Ukrainian Antarctic Journal'' no. 13: 242–253. for females and for males, from the posterior fins to the tip of the two long tentacles (longer than the colossal squid at an estimated , but substantially lighter, due to the tentacles making up most of the length). The mantle of the giant squid is about long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and was the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the major technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post, and it served as the capital of Norway during the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros, and the site of the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated in 1838. The current municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munkholmen
Munkholmen ( no, Monk's islet) is an islet in the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island sits in the Trondheimsfjord about northwest of the island of Brattøra and the mouth of the river Nidelva in the center of the city of Trondheim. The islet has served as a place of execution, a monastery, a fortress, a prison, and a World War II anti-aircraft gun station. Today, Munkholmen is a popular tourist attraction and recreation site. History In the years prior to the founding of the city of Trondheim in 997 by King Olav Tryggvason, Munkholmen had been used as an execution site by the Jarls of Lade. The arrival of Olav Tryggvason to Norway in 995 coincided with a revolt against Haakon Sigurdsson, who was killed by Tormod Kark. The severed heads of both Haakon and Kark were placed on stakes on Munkholmen facing out into the fjord to serve as a warning to visitors. The tradition of displaying the severed heads of criminals and political opponents was cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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