List of historical capitals of Norway

A list of the historic capitals of Kingdom of Norway.

Original city name  | Standardization  | Current city name  | From  | To  | Historical states  | Notes

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Ǫgvaldsnes
(Nominally) | N/A  | Avaldsnes  | 872  | 997  | Kingdom of Norway (1) | Unified from the petty kingdoms of Norway to a single Kingdom of Norway, which had no clear or single capital. However, it's believed that Norway's oldest royal residence and seat of power was at the Avaldsnes Kongsgård estate.
Niðaróss  | Nidaros  | Trondheim (1)  | 997  | 1016  | Founded by Olav Tryggvason.
Borg  | Ditto  | Sarpsborg  | 1016  | 1028  | Founded by St. Olaf in 1016.
Niðaróss  | Nidaros  | Trondheim (2)  | 1028  | 1217  | The capital was moved to Bergen.
Konungahella  | Konghelle  | Kungahälla
(in Swedish) | 1111  | 1150 c.  | Sigurd the Crusader royal residence after his return from Byzantium.
Biorgvin | Bjørgvin  | Bergen | 1217  | 1314  | The capital was moved to Oslo.
Ósló | Oslo  | Oslo (1)  | 1314  | 1537  | Kingdom of Norway (1) | The dean at St. Mary's Church became realm chancellor.
Kalmar Union (United Kingdoms of Denmark-Norway-Sweden)
United Kingdoms of Denmark–Norway
København
(Denmark) | Ditto  | Copenhagen
(in English) | 1537  | 1814  | Kingdom of Denmark–Norway | The Norwegian Council of the Realm was abolished, and the national board of directors subject to the Danish Council of the Realm in Denmark .
Christiania
(Before 1877)
Kristiania
(1877-1924)
Oslo
(From 1924) | Kristiania  | Oslo (2)  | 1814  | Current  | Kingdom of Norway (2) | Norway became its own state again, in a union with Sweden, and fully separate in 1905.
Ditto  | United Kingdoms of Sweden-Norway
Ditto  | Norway

## See also

* List of former national capitals in Northern Europe
* History of Norway

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