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6 unusual facts about Parliament of Norway


1860 in poetry

Andreas Munch becomes the first person to be granted a poet's pension by the Parliament of Norway.

Battle of Langnes

As a secret part of the treaty the young king abdicated and was to never again set foot on Norwegian soil, but the Norwegians were allowed to keep their constitution, securing the parliament substantial power, thus laying the foundation for the dissolution of the union in 1905.

Mehamn

They received very light sentences in jail and then the following autumn, general elections were held, and the Labour Party, which had fought for the protection of the whales, entered parliament for the first time with four MPs.

Norkring

By the time the issue was being voted over by Parliament, Mowinckel's Third Cabinet was in place, proposing that the budgetary responsibility lie with the broadcasting company, not the Telegraphy Administration.

Parliament of Norway

The parliament in its present form was first constituted at Eidsvoll in 1814, although its origins can be traced back to the allting or common assemblies as early as the 9th century.

Parliament has an administration of about 400 people, led by Secretary-General Hans Brattestå, who assumed office in 1990.


2011 Nobel Peace Prize

The five members of the Nobel Committee are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament to roughly reflect the party makeup of that body.

Arthur Arntzen

He was a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Customs for all his three terms, and a member of the Election Committee for his last two terms.

Gustav Sjaastad

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag in 1958, and until 1959 his seat in parliament was taken by Hans Mikal Solsem.

Harald Thune

From December 1991 to August 1993 he was acting County Governor, as Tora Aasland had been appointed in 1991 but served as a member of Parliament until 1993.

Lærdal Tunnel

In 1975, the Parliament of Norway decided that the main road between Oslo and Bergen would run via Filefjell.

Ødegården Verk

Tellef Dahll was known for his work in geological surveying and standing as Stortinget member for Bratsberg (now Telemark), and he was later made a knight in both the Order of St. Olav and the Order of the Polar Star.

Wilhelm Rasmussen

His most extensive work was the 34-meter high column originally titled Eidsvollsøylen, which in 1925 had won the competition sponsored by the Parliament of Norway for a monument on Eidsvolls plass in front of the Parliament building in memory of the Norwegian Constitution.


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Parliament of Norway Building

Following the establishment of the Parliament of Norway in 1814, which had happened at a private home belonging to Carsten Anker in Eidsvoll, the newly established legislature started meeting at Christiania lærde Skole at Tollbodgaten and Dronningsgate.