Norwegian Constituent Assembly
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The Norwegian Constituent Assembly is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised the dissolution of the union with Denmark. In Norway, it is often just referred to as Eidsvollsforsamlingen, which means The Assembly of Eidsvoll.
Grunnlovsforsamlingen Eidsvoll 1814 - painting by Oscar Wergeland. The speaker is C.M.Falsen and next to him sits W.F.K.Christie.
Eidsvoll
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Eidsvoll is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.
Sundet, the municipal center, with the old bridge
Eidsvoll Church
Memorial statue to the constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814
Steamer Skibladner, Dampskibsbryggen and Eidsvold Hotel