1820 In Norway
Events in the year 1820 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Charles III John. Events Arts and literature *The song ''Sønner av Norge'' is written by Henrik Anker Bjerregaard and Christian Blom. Births *5 April – Josephine Thrane, teacher and political activist (d.1862 in Norway, 1862). *18 June – Martin Andreas Udbye, composer and organist (d.1889 in Norway, 1889) *12 August – Hans Henrik Wærenskjold, politician (d.1909 in Norway, 1909) *27 December – Jens Amundsen, ship-owner (d.1886 in Norway, 1886) Full date unknown *Lars Kristiansen Blilie, politician (d.1892 in Norway, 1892) *Erik Eriksen (explorer), Erik Eriksen, ice sea captain (d.1888 in Norway, 1888) *Jørgen Aall Flood, politician, vice consul and businessman (d.1892 in Norway, 1892) Deaths *5 May – Søren Georg Abel, priest and politician (b.1772 in Norway, 1772) See also References

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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 ...
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