Information on Flooding in 1610s in Hørte, Telemark

[Lorelle VanFossen]

I've been searching for a few weeks for information on the terrible flood that wiped out the iron industrial works and mills in Hørte, Bø, Telemark, between 1613 and 1616 without luck. I find mention of it in a few farm books but little detail. The impact on so many lives must have been huge, possibly killing people and forcing them to move away from the area, and I'd love to find some reading material or records on the subject. I've visited the area and am anxious to learn more as this impacted my ancestors as well.

 

Thanks.

[Arkivverket - Anita Riise]

To answer this question would require some searching in the archives, so please place the inquiry in the scheme which is linked to below:

https://www.arkivverket.no/en/forms/general-enquiry#!/form/0