1623 in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
Specimen of Kongsberg acanthite-silver
- Discovery of silver in Buskerud. Led to the founding of Kongsberg and the Kongsberg Silver Mines in 1624.[1][2]
References
- Thorsnes, Geir. "Kongsberg – kommune i Buskerud". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Kongsberg Sølvverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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