Events in the year 1624 in Norway:
Incumbents Monarch: Christian IV
Events 28 February – A decree made it explicitly illegal for Jesuits and monks to appear in the country, with death penalty as a consequence for offenders. 17-20 August – The great city fire of Oslo. 25 October – Det Norske Jernkompani is granted a royal privilege, granting the company a near monopoly on iron production on an industrial scale within Norway. Fall – Three women were executed by decapitation at the Akershus witch trials. The mining town of Kongsberg is founded. Christian IV renames and moves Oslo after the great fire. He renames the city Christiania. Eidsvoll Verk is established. Deaths 7 February – Cort Aslakssøn, astronomer, theologist and philosopher (born 1564).
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