Timeline of Oslo

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Oslo, Norway.

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Prior to 1537
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  • 1000 - St. Clement's Church built (approximate date).[1]
  • 1050
  • 1070 - Catholic diocese of Oslo established (approximate date).[4]
  • 1080 (approximate) Old Aker Church erected (still existing)
  • 1153 - Oslo Cathedral School established.[5]
  • 1240 - Battle in Oslo 1240
  • 1290s - Akershus Fortress construction begins (approximate date).
  • 1299 - Norwegian capital relocated to Oslo from Bergen.[5]
  • 1308 - Akershus fortress withstands attack by Eric, Duke of Södermanland
  • 1314 - Haakon V of Norway declared that the provost of St Mary's church should be chancellor of Norway for ever (was abolished in 1679).
  • 1349 - Black Death plague.[5]
  • 1352 - St. Hallvard's Cathedral and the other Sogne Churches are burned to the ground in a major fire.

After 1537
  • 1537 - Reformation, Norway became a client kingdom under the Danish crown, most of the government administration moved to Copenhagen
  • 1567 - city destroyed during Nordic Seven Years' War
  • 1624 - 1624 Oslo fire; settlement relocated to newly founded "Christiania,"[6] "Oslo" remained the name of a village outside the city
  • 1639 - Holy Trinity Cathedral (Oslo) built.[7]
  • 1641 - Gamle rådhus (town hall) built.
  • 1643 - Printing press in operation.[8]
  • 1654 - Vaterland Bridge built.
  • 1686 - Fire ruins ¼ of the city.
  • 1697 - Domkirken (church) built.[7]
  • 1716 - City occupied by forces of Charles XII of Sweden.[2]
  • 1769 - first census held and recorded 7469 inhabitants
  • 1771 - The first public theatre is inaugurated.
  • 1780 - Deichman Library founded.[9]

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also

References
  1. St. Clement's Church on Norske kirkebygg Norske-kirkebygg
  2. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1396, OL 6112221M
  3. Hans Andersson (2003). "Urbanization". In Knut Helle (ed.). Cambridge History of Scandinavia. 1: Prehistory to 1520. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-47299-9.
  4. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Norway". Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. Jan Sjåvik (2008). Historical Dictionary of Norway. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6408-5.
  6. Jan Sjåvik (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Norway. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6408-5.
  7. Øystein Ekroll (2012). "State church and church state: churches and their interiors in post-Reformation Norway, 1537-1705". In Andrew Spicer (ed.). Lutheran Churches in Early Modern Europe. Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-6583-0.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
  9. "Christiania", Norway and Sweden, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1882
  10. Luccarelli 2012.
  11. "Norway". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
  12. Don Rubin; et al., eds. (1994). "Norway". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Routledge. pp. 616+. ISBN 9780415251570.
  13. "Norway". International Banking Directory. Bankers Publishing Company. 1920.
  14. Mitchel P. Roth (2006). "Chronology". Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32856-5.
  15. Martin Banham, ed. (1995). "Norway". Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. p. 799+. ISBN 978-0-521-43437-9.
  16. A.J. Mackintosh (1907). "Mountaineering Clubs, 1857-1907". Alpine Journal. UK (177).
  17. N.R. Bull, ed. (1907). Norges Statskalender ... 1908 (in Norwegian). Kristiania: Aschehoug & Co.
  18. Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
  19. "Norway". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  20. "Norway Profile: Timeline", BBC News, retrieved 30 September 2015
  21. "Movie Theaters in Oslo". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  22. "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  23. "Oslo byarkiv". Lokalhistoriewiki (in Norwegian). Norwegian Institute of Local History. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  24. Jørgen S. Nielsen; et al., eds. (2013). "Norway". Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. 5. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-25586-9.
  25. "Population Statistics". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  26. "Exploring Bike-Shares In Other Cities". New York Bike Share Project. Storefront for Art and Architecture. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  27. "Islam i Norge: Oslo" [Islam in Norway: Oslo]. Islam.no (in Norwegian). Oslo: Den Islamske Informasjonsforeningen. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  28. "The Value of Art No One Alive Will Ever Experience", The Atlantic, USA, June 2015

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