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Inderøy is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...
county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
, Norway. It is part of the
Innherad Innherred or Innherad is a traditional district in Trøndelag county in the central part of Norway. It consists of the areas around the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord in the central-east part of the county. The district includes the municipalit ...
region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
. The
administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include
Framverran Framverran is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about from the Mosvik (village), village of Mosvik, about northwest of the village of Venneshamn, and about northeast of Trongsundet. The villa ...
,
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 Breivi ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Kjerringvik Kjerringvika or Kjerringvik is a village located in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the shore of the Trondheimsfjord at the Skarnsund strait, about northeast of the village of Mosvik. The village is ...
, Røra,
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 cons ...
,
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. ...
,
Småland Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized fo ...
, Trongsundet,
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 ...
,
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 sout ...
, and
Venneshamn Venneshamn is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord on the northeastern end of the Fosen peninsula. The village is located about north of the village of Mosvik, and about ...
. 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 () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...
law). On 1 January 1907, the municipality was divided into three municipalities: Røra (population: 866) in the southeast,
Hustad Hustad is a village in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies along the Hustadvika coastal area. The village of Hustad is located in the Nerland urban area which covers about and has a population (2013) of 249. Hu ...
(population: 732) in the north, and Inderøy (population: 2,976) in the west. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( no, Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II. It convened in 1946, and its formal name was (The 1946 Committee on Municip ...
. On 1 January 1962, the three neighboring municipalities of Røra (population: 1,003),
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. ...
(population: 750), and Inderøy (population: 3,194) to form a new, larger municipality of Inderøy. On 1 January 2012, the neighboring municipality of
Mosvik Mosvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality was part of the Innherred region. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2012. The old municipality encompassed the southern par ...
was merged into Inderøy. This added about 800 more residents to the municipality, bringing the total population to 6,716 people. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new
Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...
county.


Name

The municipality is named ''Inderøy'' (historically spelled ''Inderøen'') which comes from the
Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
form of the name: ''Eynni iðri'', meaning is "the inner island", probably referring to the
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 Beitstadf ...
peninsula which sticks out into the fjord. Neighboring
Ytterøy Ytterøy is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. Originally, it was a large municipality that encompassed the island of Ytterøya and parts of the main ...
, meaning "the outer island", is similarly named.


Coat of arms

The
coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
was granted on 5 October 1984. The arms show four gold-colored
European plaice The European plaice (''Pleuronectes platessa''), commonly referred to as simply plaice, is a species of marine flatfish in the genus Pleuronectes of the family Pleuronectidae. Description The European plaice is characterized, on their dorsal ...
(a type of flat fish) on a red background. This fish was once plentiful and was one of the main sources of income for the area until around 1940. The arms were re-approved after the Inderøy-Mosvik merger in 2012. The old arms of Inderøy were continued since fishing is still important to the culture and history of the new municipality. The four fish shown on the arms now represent the four original municipalities that now make up Inderøy: Inderøy,
Mosvik Mosvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality was part of the Innherred region. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2012. The old municipality encompassed the southern par ...
, Røra, and
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. ...
.


Churches

The
Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...
has four parishes () within the municipality of Inderøy. It is part of the Nord-Innherad prosti (
deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
) in the
Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herbor ...
.


History

During the Middle Ages Inderøy was called ''Eynni iðri'', meaning the inner island, which is still the meaning of the word Inderøy. Saurshaug (now
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 cons ...
) was an important political centre until the 20th century. In the
Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
it was the centre of the county ''Øynafylket'', also including
Beitstad Beitstad () is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Beitstadsundet strait at the end of the Beitstadfjorden at the inner end of the Trondheimsfjord, about southwest of the vi ...
and Verran. The Old Sakshaug Church was opened by Archbishop
Eysteinn Erlendsson Eysteinn Erlendsson (Modern Norwegian ''Øystein Erlendsson'', Latin ''Augustinus Nidrosiensis'') (died 26 January 1188) was Archbishop of Nidaros from 1161 to his death in 1188. Background His family came from Trøndelag, and he was related to m ...
in 1184 and was the county church. Many of the construction techniques used in the archbishop's cathedral
Nidarosdomen Nidaros Cathedral ( no, Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II (c. 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the ...
in
Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
were experimented with on Old Sakshaug Church. Also the village of
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. ...
has a church from the Middle Ages, Hustad Church. During the late Middle Ages and until the breakup of the
union between Sweden and Norway Sweden and Norway or Sweden–Norway ( sv, Svensk-norska unionen; no, Den svensk-norske union(en)), officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, and known as the United Kingdoms, was a personal union of the separate kingdoms of Swede ...
Inderøy was the seat of the Governor, Judge, and Tax Collector of Nordre Trondhjems amt, thus it was the county capital of the old Nord-Trøndelag county. The district court for the north central part of Trøndelag county is still named after Inderøy. The city was first described by a Norwegian poet,
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (6 April 1818 – 30 July 1870) was a Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål (now known as Nynorsk). Background Vinje was born into a poor but ...
, in 1860 who depicted its panorama from Rolsbakken.


Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Inderøy, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services,
senior citizen Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usage ...
services, unemployment and other
social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...
,
zoning Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a si ...
,
economic development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and o ...
, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a
municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the
Trøndelag District Court Trøndelag District Court ( no, Trøndelag tingrett) is a district court located in Trøndelag county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Brekstad, Namsos, Steinkjer, and Trondheim. The court serves the ...
and the
Frostating Court of Appeal The Frostating Court of Appeal ( no, Frostating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Trondheim. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. ...
. The
administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of Inderøy is Straumen where most of the commercial services are based. Municipal services are located about to the north, at
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 cons ...
. There are several boroughs in Inderøy:
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 ...
,
Mosvik Mosvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality was part of the Innherred region. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2012. The old municipality encompassed the southern par ...
, Røra,
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. ...
,
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 cons ...
, and
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 ...
. Each has its own primary school and community centre.


Municipal council

The
municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
() of Inderøy is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The
party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature f ...
breakdown of the council is as follows:


Economy

Inderøy is primarily an agricultural area. Most of the municipality is cultivated, with grass and grains being the most common crops, but
strawberries The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
are also common. Most farmers also have forests. All dominant industry is oriented around agriculture, with factories producing
distillery Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distillation is the heati ...
products (
Sundnes Brenneri Sundnes Brenneri is a Norway, Norwegian potato processing plant and distillation, distillery located in Inderøy. It produces akvavit, potato chips, potato starch flour and mashed potatoes. The plant was started in 1844, four years before privat ...
), animal feed, flat bread, jam, and juice (
Røra Fabrikker aksjeselskap, AS Røra Fabrikker is a Norwegian company that is located in Røra in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is a juice, jam, and processed agricultural product company that is a subsidiary of Coop Norge ...
), chickens, and other meat products. In addition there are numerous farms who manufacture their own produce and sell it on the farm. There are also a number of service institutions in Inderøy, including stores, public services, and schools (including Utøy School). Quite a lot of people work in the neighboring municipalities of
Levanger Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne ...
,
Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on th ...
, and
Verdal Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklest ...
—Inderøy being a suburb of those.


Geography

Inderøy is located on two
peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...
s (
Fosen Fosen is a traditional district in Trøndelag, consisting of the municipalities Osen, Roan Åfjord, Ørland, Indre Fosen, Orkland, Heim, Hitra and Frøya. The district is dominated by forested valleys, lakes, coastal cliffs but also shallow ar ...
and
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 Beitstadf ...
) in the inner sections of the
Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from the municipality of Ørland in ...
, bordering the municipalities of
Indre Fosen Indre Fosen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Fosen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnset. Other villages in Indre Fosen include Askjem, Dalbygda, Ha ...
,
Levanger Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne ...
,
Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on th ...
,
Verdal Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklest ...
, and Verran. The
Skarnsund Skarnsund or Skarnsundet is a strait in the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The strait connects the Beitstadfjorden with the outer section of the Trondheimsfjorden. The long and wide Skarnsund is located in the municipality of In ...
strait lies between the Inderøy and Mosvik peninsulas in the center of the municipality, and it connects the main
Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from the municipality of Ørland in ...
with the inner Beitstadfjord. The lake
Meltingvatnet Meltingvatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Indre Fosen and Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is a reservoir that holds water for the Mosvik power plant. The water flows out of the lake into the Mossa river which ...
lies along the Leksvik border in southern Inderøy.


Transportation

The
Nordland Line The Nordland Line ( no, Nordlandsbanen, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag (formerly Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trønd ...
runs through Røra, and Røra Station is served hourly or more often by the
Trøndelag Commuter Rail The Trøndelag Commuter Rail ( no, Trønderbanen, ) is a commuter train service operating in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was operated by Vy (formerly Norwegian State Railways (NSB)) with Class 92 diesel multiple units, until 7 June 2020 whe ...
.
European route E6 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...
also runs through Røra. It connects to Norwegian National Road 755 that runs through Sakshaug and onwards to Utøy and
Mosvik Mosvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality was part of the Innherred region. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2012. The old municipality encompassed the southern par ...
. At Straumen, the road crosses the preserved Straumen Bridge and on the Inderøy–Mosvik border where it crosses the
Skarnsund Bridge The Skarnsund Bridge ( no, Skarnsundet bru or ) is a long concrete cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Skarnsundet strait, in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. When finished in 1991, it replaced the Vangshylla–Kjerrin ...
. National Road 761 runs from Sakshaug north through Sandvollan before intersecting with E6 south of
Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on th ...
. There is a limited bus service provided by
TrønderBilene TrønderBilene AS is a bus company operating in Trøndelag, Norway. As of 2009, it has 324 employees and 238 buses, and is owned by Torghatten ASA. The company operates both coach, bus, charter and school routes, as well as some truck and gara ...
.


Culture

There are a number of cultural activities in Inderøy. The Inderøy Upper Secondary School has a music, dance, and drama line, and the county's music service is also located in Straumen. Quite a number of local activities are oriented around culture, including the annual
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
festival Soddjazz. There is also a gallery, Nils Aas Kunstverksted and numerous small artist workshops. The newspaper Inderøyningen is published in Straumen and covers the municipality.


Attractions

Most tourist attractions are connected to The Golden Detour. Among these are local farms and a
distillery Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distillation is the heati ...
that sell locally produced foods and beverages, as well as artist workshops and a fishing centre.


Notable residents


Public Service & public thinking

* Ole Richter (1829 in Inderøya – 1888) lawyer, politician,
Prime Minister of Norway The prime minister of Norway ( no, statsminister, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department ...
1884-1888 *
Christian Leden Christian Leden (born Christian Refsaas; 17 July 1882 – 19 November 1957) was a Norwegian ethno-musicologist and composer. He was the first person to record film in the northern Arctic. Early years Leden was born in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag, ...
(1882 in Inderøy – 1957) Arctic explorer, scientist and composer *
Bjarne Lyngstad Bjarne Lyngstad (9 January 1901 – 4 September 1971) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Inderøy. From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Local Government and Work Affairs during the short-li ...
(1901 in Inderøy – 1971) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Inderøy 1947-1952 *
Albert Lange Fliflet Albert Lange Fliflet (10 May 1908 – 14 April 2001) was a Norwegian philologist and translator. He is best known for translating ''Kalevala''. He was born in Inderøy as a son of dean Andreas Vilhelm Agersborg Fliflet (1874–1956) and nurse Cha ...
(1908 in Inderøy – 2001) a philologist and translator, translated ''
Kalevala The ''Kalevala'' ( fi, Kalevala, ) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and r ...
'' *
Inger Lise Gjørv Inger Lise Gjørv (26 May 1938 – 28 March 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Career She was born in Oslo as the daughter of physician Sverre Strand (1906–1992) and housewife Liv Alnæs (1912–2005). She enrolled as a stud ...
(1938–2009) politician, County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag, lived in
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. ...
*
Karin Kjølmoen Karin Kjølmoen (born 8 February 1946 in Steinkjer) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. From 1995 to 1996, during the third cabinet Brundtland, she was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Work Affairs. S ...
(born 1946 in Steinkjer) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Inderøy 1990-1995


The Arts

* Olaug Løken (1854 at Sundnes – 1925) a Norwegian writer and
women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...
activist. *
Håkon Løken Håkon Løken (9 November 1859 – 10 September 1923) was a Norwegian jurist, journalist, newspaper editor and non-fiction writer. He was a journalist for the newspaper ''Dagsposten'' from 1890 to 1902. He founded the newspaper ''Nidaros (new ...
(1859 in Inderøy – 1923) journalist, lawyer, editor and non-fiction writer * Johannes B. Wist (1864 at Sund – 1923) a
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Gudrun Løchen Drewsen Gudrun Løchen Drewsen (1867–1946) was a Norwegian-born American women's rights activist and painter. A competent organizer and strategist, she was one of the founders and principal figures in New York's Norwegian Suffrage League. She contribute ...
(1867 in Inderøy – 1946) American women's rights activist and painter * Nils Aas (1933 in Inderøy – 2004) a Norwegian sculptor and artist *
Per Egil Hegge Per Egil Hegge (born 6 March 1940) is a Norwegian journalist. Hegge was born in Trondheim as a son of two teachers from Skatval. The family moved to Inderøy in 1941. He served his military service at the elite Russian language program of the N ...
(born 1940) journalist; former editor of
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, brought up in Inderøy * Hanne Aga (1947 in Røra − 2019) a Norwegian poet * Jon Øivind Ness (born 1968) a Norwegian contemporary composer * Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (born 1980 in Utøy) a Norwegian actress IMDb Database
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Sport

* Ivar Ramstad (1924 in Inderøy – 2009) a Norwegian discus thrower, competed at the
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Lorns Skjemstad Lorns Olav Skjemstad (born 10 March 1940) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. Competing in the 30 km event he won the national title in 1965 and placed 11th at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known a ...
(born 1940 in Inderøy) a retired Norwegian cross-country skier, competed in the
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References


External links

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Municipal fact sheet
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