1681 Trondheim fire

The 1681 Trondheim fire started on 18 April 1681, in a building near Nidelva, an area of the city of Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Large parts of the city centre were destroyed, including the quay houses and Vår Frue Church.^[1]^[2] Timber merchant Thomas Hammond perished during the fire.^[3]

After the fire incident, a new city plan of Trondheim was developed by Johan Caspar von Cicignon, on the initiative of the King Christian V.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Trondheim". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "norske storbranner". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^ Bull, Ida. "Thomas Hammond". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

63°25′49″N 10°23′52″E / 63.4302°N 10.3977°E / 63.4302; 10.3977

[trondheim-1] Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Trondheim". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

[2] Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "norske storbranner". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

[3] Bull, Ida. "Thomas Hammond". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

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