small Nynorsk small conventional long name Kingdom of Norway common name Norway image flag ... motto Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs Royal Alt for Norge br small Everything for Norway small br 1814 Constitution of Norway Eidsvoll oath Enig og tro til Dovrefjell Dovre faller br small United ... dette landet br small Yes, we love this country small br Official S nner av Norge br small Sons of Norway ... monarchy leader title1 Monarchy of Norway King leader name1 Harald V of Norway King Harald V leader title2 Prime Minister of Norway Prime Minister leader name2 Jens Stoltenberg Norwegian Labour Party AP leader title3 Parliament of Norway President of the Storting leader name3 Dag Terje Andersen Norwegian Labour Party AP leader title4 Supreme Court of Norway Chief Justice leader name4 Tore Schei ... legislature Parliament of Norway Storting state religion Church of Norway established event1 Unification of Norway Unification established date1 Battle of Hafrsfjord 872 established event2 Constitution of Norway Constitution established date2 17 May 1814 established event3 Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 Dissolution of union with Sweden declared established date3 7 June 1905 established event4 Reichskommissariat Norwegen Reich Commissariat of Norway established ...&pr.y 2 title Norway publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 2010 04 21 ref GDP PPP rank GDP ... numbers in Norway 47 footnote1 Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen . Without these two areas, the area of Norway is 323,802 km sup 2 sup , placing it 67th in the world. ref name CIA, List of states ... title Areal publisher SSB ref Norway IPAc en en us Norway.ogg n r w e Norwegian language Norwegian ... , officially the Kingdom of Norway , is a Nordic countries Nordic country in Northern Europe occupying ... sovereignty of Norway over the arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen now called Svalbard . Peter I Island is dependent territory lang no biland of Norway but is not considered part of the Kingdom ... more details
Infobox settlement official name By other name native name nickname settlement type Village image skyline By.jpg image caption View of the village area pushpin map S r Tr ndelag pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in S r Tr ndelag coordinates display inline,title coordinates region NO coordinates type type city subdivision type Country subdivision name Norway subdivision type1 List of regions of Norway Region subdivision name1 Tr ndelag subdivision type2 Counties of Norway County subdivision name2 S r Tr ndelag subdivision type3 Districts of Norway District subdivision name3 Fosen subdivision type4 List of municipalities of Norway Municipality subdivision name4 fjord timezone1 Central European Time CET utc offset1 01 00 timezone1 DST Central European Summer Time CEST utc offset1 DST 02 00 postal code type Post Code postal code 7170 fjord elevation m 0.5 elevation footnotes ref cite web url http www.yr.no place Norway S C3 B8r Tr C3 B8ndelag C3 85fjord By title By publisher yr.no language Norwegian accessdate 2011 01 05 ref latd 63 latm 58 lats 57 latNS N longd 10 longm 25 longs 18 longEW E By is a village in the municipality of fjord in S r Tr ndelag county, Norway . It is located by the lake Stordalsvatnet , about convert 10 km east of the municipal centre of , fjord rnes . See also List of short place names References reflist Category fjord Category Villages in S r Tr ndelag S rTr ndelag geo stub ... more details
Charles of Norway may refer to Charles I of Norway 1409 1470 , King of Sweden and Norway Charles II of Norway 1748 1818 , King of Sweden and Norway Charles III of Norway 1763 1844 , King of Sweden and Norway Charles IV of Norway 1826 1872 , King of Sweden and Norway hndis ... more details
wiktionarypar NorwayNorway is a country in Europe. The word may also refer to Places In Canada Upper Beaches Norway, Ontario Norway House, Manitoba New Norway, Alberta In the United States Norway, Illinois Norway, Indiana Norway, Iowa Norway, Kansas Norway, Maine Norway, Michigan Norway, New York Norway, South Carolina Norway, Wisconsin seealso Norway Township disambiguation Other uses Norway Epcot , a pavilion in Walt Disney World Resort s Epcot theme park Nevil Shute Nevil Shute Norway , novelist The SS France 1961 SS France 1961 , which sailed for much of its operational life as SS NorwayNorway, song by the American indie rock band Beach House See also Norge disambiguation , a Norwegian name for Norway disambig geo de Norway fr Norway it Norway he nl Norway no Norway pl Norway pt Norway sk Norway fi Norway sv Norway vo Norway ... more details
Norway Township may refer to the following places in the United States Norway Township, Michigan Norway Township, Kittson County, Minnesota Norway Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota See also Norway Lake Township disambiguation Geodis de Norway Township ... more details
double image right Flag of Norway.svg 188 Coat of arms of Norway.svg 78 The Flag of Norway The Coat of arms of Norway Image Europe Norway.svg thumb The location of Norway Image Map Norway political geo.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Norway Image Norway rel96.jpg thumb An enlargeable map of continental Norway See also Index of Norway related articles The Kingdom of Norway is a List of sovereign ... publications the world factbook geos no.html title Norway work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 223, 2009 ref Norway is bordered by Sweden , Finland ... famous fjord s. Norway also includes the Arctic island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen . Norwegian ... of the kingdom. Since World War II , Norway has experienced rapid economic growth, and is now amongst ... of countries by GDP PPP per capita ref ref List of countries by current account balance ref Norway ... UPDATE 1 Statistics Norway raises 07 GDP outlook, cuts 08 ref It has also rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish , forests, and minerals. Norway was the second largest exporter of seafood in value ..., fishing and pulp and paper products. Norway has a Social welfare provision Scandinavian welfare system and the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation. Norway was ranked highest of all ... Norway and Iceland s scores are the same to three decimal places, Iceland ranks higher when the decimal ... Peace Index . ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi in depth 6704767.stm work BBC News title Norway ... of NATO . The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Norway TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Norway CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Norway International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Norway Official English country name The Kingdom of Norway Common endonym s List of countries and capitals in native languages ... Norwegian s Etymology Name of Norway International rankings of Norway ISO country codes NO, NOR ... more details
Year in Norway 1745 Events in the year 1745 in Norway . Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 21 March Johan Nordahl Brun , poet, dramatist, bishop and politician d. 1816 in Norway 1816 8 June Caspar Wessel , mathematician d. 1818 in Norway 1818 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav DEFAULTSORT 1745 In Norway Category 1745 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1770 Events in the year 1770 in Norway . Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Ballet is performed by Madame Stuart in Oslo. Births 25 April Georg Sverdrup , philologist died 1850 in Norway 1850 4 August Christen Thorn Aamodt , priest died 1836 in Norway 1836 Full date unknown Anders Trulsson Bruland , civil servant and politician died 1818 in Norway 1818 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1770 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1715 Events in the year 1715 in Norway . Events 24 December Sweden Swedish troops occupy Norway Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births Peder Hjort , businessperson d. 1789 in Norway 1789 Deaths Expand section date September 2010 Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT 1715 In Norway Category 1715 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1776 Events in the year 1776 in Norway . Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births Full date unknown Jens Gasmann , businessperson and politician d. 1850 in Norway 1850 Poul Christian Holst , politician and Minister d. 1863 in Norway 1863 Hilmar Meincke Krohg , politician d. 1851 in Norway 1851 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1776 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1781 Events in the year 1781 in Norway . Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 19 May Lars Andreas Oftedahl , priest and politician d. 1843 in Norway 1843 Full date unknown Palle R mer Fleischer , politician and Minister d. 1851 in Norway 1851 Edvard Hagerup , solicitor and politician d. 1853 in Norway 1853 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1781 in Europe Norway ... more details
one source date May 2010 Anglican congregations in Norway Norwegian language Norwegian Den anglikanske kirke i Norge is a protestant freechurch in Norway with a total official mempership at 1,500 people ref http www.daria.no skole ?tekst 4121 Den anglikanske kirke Daria.no ref in 2009 in 4 congreations. See also Christianity in Norway Bergen Anglican Church References reflist 1 Religion in Norway DEFAULTSORT Anglicanism In Norway Category Christianity in Norway Category Religion in Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1771 Events in the year 1771 in Norway . Events The first theatre in Norway is founded by Martin N renbach in Oslo it is dissolved in 1772. Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 22 February J rgen Aall , ship owner and politician d. 1833 in Norway 1833 3 April Hans Nielsen Hauge , revivalist lay preacher and writer d. 1824 in Norway 1824 20 August Jonas Greger Walnum , politician d. 1838 in Norway 1838 Full date unknown Andreas Aagaard Ki nig , judge and politician d. 1856 in Norway 1856 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1771 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1775 Events in the year 1775 in Norway . Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 11 March Nils Landmark , jurist, farmer and politician d. 1859 in Norway 1859 9 October Lars Johannes Irgens , jurist and politician d. 1830 in Norway 1830 17 October Ole Paulss n Haagenstad , politician d. 1866 in Norway 1866 Full date unknown Christian Adolph Diriks , politician and Minister d. 1837 in Norway 1837 Jens Erichstrup , politician d. 1826 in Norway 1826 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1775 in Europe Norway ... more details
Adventist congregations in Norway Norwegian language Norwegian Adventistsamfunnet is a protestant free church in Norway with a total mempership of 5,086 people ref http www.ssb.no english subjects. 07 02 10 trosamf en tab 2009 12 09 03 en.html Statistics Norway ref in 2009 in about 70 local churches. The Danish American John G. Matteson came to Norway in 1878 and began working as a missionary for the Seventh day Adventist s. The following year was the first Church building church organized in Oslo . The church runs a number of private schools in Norway. See also Christianity in Norway References reflist 1 Religion in Norway Category Christianity in Norway Category Religion in Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1859 Events Expand section date October 2010 8 July Charles XV of Sweden Charles XV succeeds his father Oscar I of Sweden and Norway as Charles IV Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Notable births 29 June Ragnvald B dtker , engineer d. 1946 in Norway 1946 4 August Knut Hamsun , author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate d. 1952 in Norway 1952 29 August Thomas Vigner Christiansen Haaland , politician d. 1913 in Norway 1913 15 November Bj rn Bj rnson , actor and theatre director d. 1942 in Norway 1942 15 November Christopher Hornsrud , politician and Prime Minister of Norway d. 1960 in Norway 1960 17 November Fredrik Stang Lund , politician and Minister d. 1922 in Norway 1922 Full date unknown Olav Bj rkum , politician d. 1936 in Norway 1936 Bernt Holtsmark , politician d. 1941 in Norway 1941 Sigurd Ibsen , author and politician d. 1930 in Norway 1930 Daniel Isaachsen physicist Daniel Isaachsen , physicist d. 1940 in Norway 1940 Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup , businessperson d. 1931 in Norway 1931 Harald Smedal , politician and Minister d. 1911 in Norway 1911 Christian Sparre , politician d. 1940 in Norway 1940 Notable deaths 26 May Engebret Soot , canal engineer b. 1786 in Norway 1786 7 June Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen , businessperson b. 1801 in Norway 1801 29 October Nils Landmark , jurist, farmer and politician b. 1775 in Norway 1775 23 December Even Hammer Holmboe , politician b. 1792 in Norway 1792 Full date unknown Michael Sevald Aamodt , politician b. 1784 in Norway 1784 Catharine Hermine K lle , adventurer and painter b. 1788 in Norway 1788 Niels Arntzen Sem , politician b. 1782 in Norway 1782 Years in Norway during the union with Sweden nav Use dmy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT 1859 In Norway Category 1859 in Europe Norway ... more details
Eric of Norway may refer to Eric I of Norway , Eric I Bloodaxe, reigned c.930 934 Eric II of Norway , Eric II Magnusson, reigned 1280 1299 See also Eir kr H konarson , earl who was de facto ruler of Norway 1000 1014 hndis ... more details
Year in Norway 1873 Events in the year 1873 in Norway . Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 5 March Olav Bjaaland , ski champion and polar explorer d. 1961 in Norway 1961 9 March Yngvar Sonnichsen , Norwegian American artist and painter d.1938 11 March Arnold Holmboe , politician and Minister d. 1956 in Norway 1956 3 May Nini Roll Anker , novelist and playwright d. 1942 in Norway 1942 23 May Ragnhild K ta , first deafblind person in Norway to receive proper schooling d. 1947 in Norway 1947 26 May Olaf Gulbransson , artist, painter and designer d. 1958 in Norway 1958 7 July Halvdan Koht , historian, biographer, politician and Minister d. 1965 in Norway 1965 11 September Hanna Resvoll Holmsen , botanist d. 1943 in Norway 1943 10 October Johan Martin Jakobsen Strand , farmer and politician d. 1935 in Norway 1935 16 October Einar Liberg , rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist d. 1955 in Norway 1955 Full date unknown Axel Aubert , businessperson d. 1943 in Norway 1943 Paal Olav Berg , politician and Minister d. 1968 in Norway 1968 Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun , politician and Minister d. 1945 in Norway 1945 Rasmus Olsen Langeland , politician and Minister d. 1954 in Norway 1954 Haagen Krog Steffens , historian, archivist and genealogist d. 1917 in Norway 1917 Deaths 11 April Christopher Hansteen , astronomer and physicist b. 1784 in Norway 1784 5 June Peder Carl Lasson , jurist and politician b. 1798 in Norway 1798 16 October Frederik Due , politician b. 1796 in Norway 1796 21 October Johan Sebastian Welhaven , poet and critic b. 1807 in Norway 1807 Full date unknown Christian Ludvig Diriks , politician and Minister b. 1802 in Norway 1802 Ole Larsen Hammerstad , politician b. 1817 in Norway 1817 Years in Norway during the union with Sweden nav Category 1873 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1817 Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 9 January Jacob J rgen Kastrup S mme , businessperson, consul and politician d. 1893 in Norway 1893 2 June Vilhelm Frimann Christie B gh , archivist d. 1888 in Norway 1888 23 July Johan Christian Collett , politician d. 1895 in Norway 1895 9 September Johan Collett Falsen , jurist and politician d. 1879 in Norway 1879 4 December Hans Jensen Norway Hans Jensen , businessperson d. 1888 in Norway 1888 Full date unknown Anders Bull , politician and Minister d. 1906 in Norway 1906 Magnus Feilberg , bookseller and publisher d. 1899 in Norway 1899 Ole Larsen Hammerstad , politician d. 1873 in Norway 1873 Adolph Frederik Munthe , politician and Minister d. 1884 in Norway 1884 Hilmar Martinus Str m , politician Eilert Sundt , sociologist d. 1875 in Norway 1875 Niels Petersen Vogt , politician and Minister d. 1894 in Norway 1894 Johannes T rrissen Worum , politician Deaths Full date unknown Johan Lausen Bull , jurist and politician b. 1751 in Norway 1751 Years in Norway during the union with Sweden nav Category 1817 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1808 Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 4 March Frederik Stang , lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway s first Prime Minister d. 1884 in Norway 1884 17 June Henrik Wergeland , poet d. 1845 in Norway 1845 28 July Ulrik Frederik Lange , politician d. 1878 in Norway 1878 Full date unknown Christen Larsen Arneberg , politician Ola Antonson Holsen , politician d. 1864 in Norway 1864 Nils J nsberg , priest and politician d. 1885 in Norway 1885 Hans Jensen Krog , politician d. 1897 in Norway 1897 Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe , mineralogist d. 1888 in Norway 1888 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1808 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1914 Events in the year 1914 in Norway . Incumbents Monarchy of Norway King of Norway Haakon VII of Norway Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July ... Gulbrandsen , canoeist d. 1979 in Norway 1979 3 March H kon Johnsen , politician d. 1991 in Norway 1991 7 March Knut Bergsland , linguist d. 1998 in Norway 1998 7 March Arne Jensen banker Arne Jensen , banker 18 March Trygve Haugeland , politician and Minister d. 1998 in Norway 1998 20 March Lilly B lviken , judge April to June 9 April Ottar Fj rvoll , politician d. 1995 in Norway 1995 28 April Johan M ller Warmedal , politician d. 1988 in Norway 1988 29 April Erling Evensen , cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist d. 1998 in Norway 1998 26 May Edel Eckblad , actress d. 1994 in Norway 1994 2 June Alfred Thommesen , ship owner and politician d. 1988 in Norway 1988 13 June Olav Aase , politician d. 1992 in Norway 1992 16 June Otto Dahl , politician d. 1978 in Norway 1978 17 June Halvor Thorbj rn Hjertvik , politician d. 1995 in Norway 1995 26 June Arnfinn Severin Roald , politician d. 1983 in Norway 1983 30 June Magnar Hellebust , politician July to December 5 July Toralf Westermoen , engineer, pioneer for the development of high speed craft d. 1986 in Norway 1986 6 July Inga Lovise Tusvik , politician d. 1992 in Norway 1992 23 July Reidar Kvammen , international soccer player d. 1998 in Norway 1998 23 July Alf Pr ysen , writer and musician d. 1970 in Norway 1970 18 August Oddvar Sponberg , race walker d. 1975 in Norway 1975 24 August Rolf Holmberg , soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist d. 1979 in Norway 1979 24 August Ivar Iversen , canoeist 30 September Bjarne Flem , politician d. 1999 in Norway 1999 6 October Thor Heyerdahl , ethnographer and adventurer d. 2002 in Norway 2002 27 October Rolv Ryssdal , judge d. 1998 in Norway 1998 Full date unknown Undis Blikken , female speed skating pioneer and World Champion d. 1992 in Norway 1992 Sigurd Engelstad ... more details
Year in Norway 1653 Events in the year 1653 in Norway . Events The Customs House being moved further down the Skiensvassdraget Telemarksvassdraget from Skien to Porsgrunn , makes the latter a thriving market town . The Cappelen family Cappelen Family emigrates to Norway from Northern Germany. Mandal, Norway Mandal takes its present name, after abandoning the name Vesterris r. Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 2 April Prince George of Denmark Prince George of Denmark and Norway d. 1708 in Norway 1708 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1653 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 1764 Events in the year 1764 in Norway . Events Porsgrunn prestegjeld parish was separated from the ancient rural parishes of Eidanger , Solum, Norway Solum , and Gjerpen . Old city of Fredrikstad burns down. Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 3 March Jens Stub , politician d. 1819 in Norway 1819 July to December 31 August Johan August Sandels , soldier and politician d. 1831 in Norway 1831 Full date unknown Peter Olivarius Bugge , bishop Mathias Sommerhielm , politician d. 1827 in Norway 1827 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1764 in Europe Norway ... more details
Year in Norway 2002 Events in the year 2002 in Norway . Incumbents List of Norwegian monarchs Monarch Harald V of Norway Prime Minister of Norway Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik Christian Democratic Party Norway Christian Democratic Party Events Expand section date September 2010 Image Oslo2002 World ... 1 January Arne R gden , bobsledder b. 1917 in Norway 1917 24 January Ragnar Horn , politician b. 1913 in Norway 1913 31 January Jens P. Fl , politician b. 1923 in Norway 1923 1 February Sigurd Berge , composer b. 1928 in Norway 1928 18 April Thor Heyerdahl , ethnographer and adventurer b. 1914 in Norway 1914 29 April Sverre Bratland , military leader b. 1917 in Norway 1917 28 May Kai Paulsen , journalist, photographer and computer collector b. 1947 in Norway 1947 29 June Ole Johan Dahl , computer scientist b. 1931 in Norway 1931 10 August Kristen Nygaard , mathematician, computer programming language pioneer and politician b. 1926 in Norway 1926 26 September Eleonore Bjartveit , politician and Minister b. 1924 in Norway 1924 10 October Sverre L. Mo , politician b. 1915 in Norway 1915 24 November Odd Lien , newspaper editor and politician b. 1915 in Norway 1915 5 December Magnar S tre , politician b. 1940 in Norway 1940 20 December Tore T nne , politician and Minister b. 1948 in Norway 1948 21 December Harald U. Lied , politician b. 1927 in Norway 1927 24 December Kjell Aukrust , author, poet and artist b. 1920 in Norway 1920 Full date unknown Odd Chr. G the , civil servant and politician b. 1919 in Norway 1919 Johan Berthin Holte , businessperson b. 1915 in Norway 1915 Nils Peder Langvand , judge b. 1929 in Norway 1929 Oddrunn Pettersen , politician and Minister b. 1937 in Norway 1937 Fritz R ed , sculptor b. 1928 in Norway 1928 Einar Skinnarland , resistance fighter b. 1918 in Norway 1918 Knut Tj nneland , politician b. 1907 in Norway 1907 References Reflist External links Commons category 2002 in NorwayNorway year nav Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT ... more details
Year in Norway 1749 Events in the year 1749 in Norway . Events Empty section date July 2010 Arts and literature Empty section date July 2010 Births 29 January Christian Colbj rnsen , chief justice d. 1814 in Norway 1814 21 August Edvard Storm , poet d. 1794 in Norway 1794 8 December Peder Anker , businessman and politician d. 1824 in Norway 1824 Full date unknown Johan Randulf Bull , judge d. 1829 in Norway 1829 Deaths Years in Norway during the union with Denmark nav Category 1749 in Europe Norway ... more details
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