1653 in Norway
Events in the year 1653 in Norway:
Incumbents
- Monarch: Frederick III
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
Deaths
- Peter Paulson Paus, provost