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Inderøy
Inderøy is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Framverran, Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Kjerringvik, Røra, Sakshaug, Sandvollan, Småland, Trongsundet, Utøy, Vangshylla, and Venneshamn. The municipality is primarily an agricultural community, but also has some industry. The municipality is the 246th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Inderøy is the 146th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,794. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.7% over the previous 10-year period. General information Inderøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1907, the municipality was divided into three municipalities: Røra (population: 866) in the southeast, Hustad (population: 732) in the north, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vangshylla
Vangshylla is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the southwest end of the Inderøya peninsula in the Utøy area, surrounded on two sides by the Trondheimsfjord. The village sits at the southern end of the Skarnsund strait. Until 1991, when the Skarnsund Bridge opened, Vangshylla served as a ferry and fishing port. Since 1964, it was served by the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry. It has since been converted into a marina and tourist center with rental accommodation for fishing in Skarnsund. History Vangshylla was originally a croft under the farm ''Vang vestre''.Værdal, 2009: 193 The first written records of Vang date from Archbishop Aslak Bolt's estate records from 1430, where Vang was split in three farms. The word "vang" means a plain with grass, while "hylla" refers to a shelf, with Vangshylla being located on a shelf below the other Vang-farms. Vang vestre was first known as Ytra Vang.Værdal, 2009: 191 The first records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straumen, Trøndelag
Straumen is the administrative centre of the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the northeastern side of the Inderøya peninsula, next to the Børgin fjord. The village lies about east of the village of Sakshaug and about west of the villages of Røra and Hylla. The village has a slaughterhouse, a folk high school, and a museum. The Sakshaug Church and the historic Old Sakshaug Church lie just west of Straumen. The village has a population (2018) of 1,670 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . Media gallery Inderøy sundnes.jpg, View of the village Straumen Inderøy 1.jpg, Typical street and houses Straumen, Inderøy.jpg, View of the village from a distance Inder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inderøya
Inderøya is a peninsula in the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The peninsula constitutes the northern (more populated) part of the municipality of Inderøy (which is named after the peninsula). The peninsula borders the Beitstadfjorden Beitstadfjorden () is the innermost arm of the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Steinkjer, Inderøy, and a small part extends into Indre Fosen. The fjord has a length of from southwest to nort ... to the north, the Børgin fjord to the east, the Skarnsund strait to the west, and the Trondheimsfjord to the south. It is connected to the mainland via a narrow strip of land to the northeast. Until 2011, the municipality of Inderøy covered the peninsula in addition to the Røra area, but since 2012, Inderøy has also included Mosvik, a larger peninsula on the west side of Skarnsund. References Inderøy Peninsulas of Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandvollan
Sandvollan is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1907 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the north part of what is now the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county. There are two main villages in Sandvollan: Gangstad and Småland. Gangstad has a grocery store. Between the two villages lies Skjelvågen, a harbour that used to be a stop on the steam ship routes. Sandvollan bordered the Sparbu area of the municipality of Steinkjer and the Børgin fjord to the east, the municipality of Inderøy to the southwest, and the Trondheimsfjord to the north. Sandvollan was mostly an agrarian area, though it also functions as a suburb of the town of Steinkjer, located about away. There were two churches in the municipality of Sandvollan: the 12th-century Hustad Church and Heggstad Church from 1887. The older church was built for the chieftain of Hustad, Bård Standale, who was sheriff for Eystein Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and Søndre Trondhjems amt. In 2016, the two county councils voted to merge (back) into a single county on 1 January 2018. As of 1 January 2014, the county had 135,142 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos, and Verdal, all with between 24,000 and 12,000 inhabitants. The economy is primarily centered on services, although there are significant industries in agriculture, fisheries, hydroelectricity and forestry. It has the lowest gross domestic product per capita of any county in the country. Nord-Trøndelag covered , making it the sixth-largest county, and it consisted of 23 municipalities. The district of Innherred runs along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røra (municipality)
Røra is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1907 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located at the northeastern end of the Trondheimsfjorden, just north of the towns of Verdalsøra and Levanger. It is located in what is now the southeastern part of Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Røra where Salberg Church is located. History The municipality of Røra was established on 1 January 1907 when the old municipality of Inderøy was divided into three municipalities: Røra (population: 866) in the southeast, Hustad (population: 732) in the north, and Inderøy (population: 2,976) in the west. In 1950, Røra had 947 residents and an area of about . During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the three neighboring municipalities of Røra (population: 1,003), Sandvol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utøy
Utøy or Utøya is a village area in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village sits about half way between the village of Vangshylla (to the southwest) and the village of Sakshaug (to the northeast). The village of Kjerknesvågen lies about to the north and the Trondheimsfjord lies just to the south. The "Utøy area" generally includes the area around the village which is the southern part of the Inderøya peninsula. Economy The predominant employment in for the Utøy area is agriculture, as in the rest of Inderøy, in addition to functioning as a suburb of Steinkjer, Verdal, and Levanger. There is no notable industry, but the area has a Coop Marked grocery store, Utøy School, kindergarten, and amateur theatre. At nearby Vangshylla there is a hotel that specializes in fishing tourism in the fjord, a boat harbor, and also located there is the Skarnsund Bridge that when it opened in 1991 was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world and conne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakshaug
Sakshaug is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Inderøya peninsula, about northwest of the municipal center of Straumen and about northeast of the village of Utøy. The village is considered part of the Straumen urban area by Statistics Norway, so no separate population statistics are tracked. The Old Sakshaug Church is located on the eastern edge of the village, and the newer Sakshaug Church lies a little farther to the east, closer to Straumen. The Norwegian County Road 755 Norwegian County Road 755 ( no, Fylkesvei 755) is a county road in Trøndelag county, Norway. The road runs from the village of Røra in the municipality of Inderøy to the village of Vanvikan in Indre Fosen municipality. It was known as Norwe ... runs through the village. References Villages in Trøndelag Inderøy {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Småland, Inderøy
Breivika or Breidvik ( Statistics Norway calls it Småland) is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord in the northern part of the Inderøya peninsula, about northwest of the village of Gangstadhaugen. The village has a population (2018) of 295 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . References Villages in Trøndelag Inderøy {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangstadhaugen
Gangstadhaugen or Gangstad is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northern part of the Inderøya peninsula, near the shore of the Beitstadfjorden, about southeast of the village of Breivika. Hustad Church is located about north of the village. The village has a population (2018) of 219 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . References Villages in Trøndelag Inderøy {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hylla
Hylla is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. Hylla is located along the Trondheimsfjord, about south of the village of Røra and about east of the villages of Straumen and Sakshaug. The village is home to a large limestone quarry and processing facility. The village has a population (2018) of 377 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . References Villages in Trøndelag Inderøy {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerknesvågen
Kjerknesvågen is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord on the northwestern shore of the Inderøya peninsula, about north of the village of Utøy. The village features a general store and a harbour. Located a few kilometers to the east is Lyngstad School that serves as an elementary school. The harbour is known for its annual ''Båttreff'', a marine fair including a regatta. The dominant industry around the village is farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peopl .... References Villages in Trøndelag Inderøy {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
