- the free dictionary. A kjøpstad (historically: kjøbstad, kjöbstad, or
kaupstad) is an old
Scandinavian term for a "market town" that was used in the Kingdom...
- end of the
Viking Age in 1040
under the name Ánslo, and
established as a
kaupstad or
trading place in 1048 by
Harald Hardrada. The city was
elevated to a...
- meaning. In Norway, the
medieval market town (Norwegian: kjøpstad and
kaupstad from the Old
Norse kaupstaðr) was a town
which had been
granted commerce...
