The
Constitution of Norway (complete name:
the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway; official name:
Kongeriget Norges Grundlov;
Norwegian Bokmål:
Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov; Norwegian
Nynorsk:
Kongeriket Noregs Grunnlov) was first adopted on 16 May and subsequently signed and dated on 17 May 1814 by the Norwegian
Constituent Assembly at
Eidsvoll. It was at the time considered to be one of the most liberal or radically democratic constitutions in the world, and it is today the second oldest single-document national constitution in
Europe after the
Constitution of Poland (May 3, 1791) and second oldest in the world, still in continuous force as the Polish May 3rd Constitution survived for less than 2 years. 17 May is the
National Day of Norway.