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See also:	Other events of 1617 List of years in Denmark

The following is a list of events that occurred in the year1617 inDenmark.

• Monarch –Christian IV^[1]

• 12 October – The Witchcraft Act of 1617 (Danish:Trolddomsforordningen af 1617) is signed into law by Christian IV, leading to a surge inwitch trials in Denmark from 1617 to 1625 referred to asThe Great Witch Hunt.^[2]

Undated

• Glückstadt is founded by Christian IV in theDuchy of Holstein.
• Trinity Church begins construction inKristianstad, then a part of theKingdom of Denmark.

• 6 January –Christoffer Gabel, statesman (died1673)
• 6 October –Vitus Bering, poet and historian (died1675)

• 1617 in Denmark
• 1617 by country
• Years of the 17th century in Denmark

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