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2 unusual facts about Molde


Christopher de Paus

Born in Christiania, he belonged to the Skien branch of the Paus family, and was the son of Major and War Commissioner in Molde Johan Altenborg Paus (1833–1894) and Agnes Tostrup (1839–1863).

Frank Pegram

And finally, Pegram made a bold run under air attack into Molde in Southern Norway to evacuate King Haakon VII, much of the Norwegian Cabinet and senior government leaders as well as a good portion of the gold reserves of Norway.


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Akademiet Norge

Akademiet's schools for private education are located in Bergen, Drammen, Hamar, Haugesund, Lillehammer, Molde, Oslo, Sandnes and Ålesund.

Årø

Årø, Norway, a neighborhood of Molde, on the north coast of Norway

Erling Aksdal

In Molde Aksdal composed music for Teatret Vårt in Molde (1988–1990), and in Trondheim (1991–) he played within «Asmund Bjørken Sextet» (Pot's On, 1992), toured with Lee Konitz and co-musicians from the Jazz program at «Tronheim Musikkonservatorium» within «John Pål Inderberg Band», releasing the album Steps Towards A Dream (1993).

Harry Hestad

Just as his brother Stein Olav Hestad, Hestad played for Molde almost his entire career, only interrupted by two seasons in the Dutch club FC Den Haag.

History of Molde

Arriving safely in Molde, the city was de facto capital of Norway from 22 April to 29 April, when the advancing German forces, combined with a failed British counter-attack, forced the Norwegian commander-in-chief, General Otto Ruge, to abandon Southern Norway and continue the fight from Tromsø.

Already a popular tourist destination of international fame in the second half of the 19th century, Molde saw notabilities such as the German emperor Wilhelm II of Germany and the Prince of Wales as regular summer visitors.

Magnus Wolff Eikrem

Eikrem was born in Molde in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal, and began his football career with his local club, Molde FK, before joining Manchester United at the age of 16 in 2006.

Mohamed Salah

He made his official Basel debut in a UEFA Champions League preliminary stage match against the Norwegian club Molde on 8 August, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute.

Molde FK

On the occasion of Molde's 100-year anniversary in 2011, the readers of the local newspaper Romsdals Budstikke voted 1999 as the best year in the history of the club.

Nini Roll Anker

She was born in Molde, as the daughter of stipendiary magistrate and later member of parliament and minister Ferdinand Nicolai Roll.

Olaf Kamfjord

Kamfjord was awarded the «Urijazz» in Tønsberg 1987, has been engaged as jamkomp at Jazz festivals both in Kongsberg and Molde, has participated in Susanne Fuhr's Billie Holiday Performance 1990-91, and has since 1992 been a member of the local groups «D.E.E. Quartet» (Dag Einar Eilertsen) and «Kjernefamilien», besides collaboration with Odd Børretzen and Lars Martin Myhre, including the album «Noen ganger er det all right» (1995), and at Moldejazz in 1996.

Romsdal Museum

The area contains also of an idyllic lake, which is very popular for the local birds, and a stage space that is used during Moldejazz, the Molde International Jazz Festival.

Romsdalen

The fictional detective Harry Hole is mentioned as being originally from Åndalsnes in the Romsdalen valley, while the series' writer Jo Nesbø is actually from Molde in the same region.

Svein Fjælberg

He was still with the club when they were promoted to the First Division again in 1988, and he lifted the trophy when the club won the Norwegian Cup in 1989 by beating Molde in the final.

Trygg-class torpedo boat

She defended ship traffic and supported allied landings in the Molde - Åndalsnes area (Battle of Åndalsnes) until being hit by a German bomb on 25 April 1940, sinking in shallow waters the next day.


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