Kalvskinnet is a neighborhood in the city of
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 ...
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,
Norway
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. It is situated southwest of the city centre in the borough of
Midtbyen, bordering the river
Nidelva
Nidelva is a river in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix ''elva'' or ''elven'' is the Norwegian language, Norwegian word for "the river".
Location
The N ...
in the south. The area is dominated by public offices, including such institutions as the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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,
Sør-Trøndelag University College, and
Trondheim Science Museum
Trondheim Science Centre (No: ''Vitensenteret i Trondheim'') is located in the Kongens gate area of Trondheim, Norway.
History
Trondheim Science Centre is a scientific hands-on experience center which disseminates popular science to the general ...
. There is also some quite expensive housing located in this area, characterized by buildings from the last century.
The present name first occurs in 1556. In ''
Sverris saga'', the location was called ''akeren''. In 1179, Kalvskinnet was the site of the Battle of Kalvskinnet (''Slaget på Kalvskinnet'') between King
Sverre Sigurdsson and
Erling Skakke.
References
External links
NTNU Kalvskinnet
Geography of Trondheim
Neighbourhoods of Trondheim
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