Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The

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of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer which is located on the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. The town is also the

for Trøndelag county. Other populated areas in Steinkjer include the villages of

Ogndal Ogndal is a former municipality in what was the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1885 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the whole Ogndalen valley and areas to the west, up to, but not incl ...

, Hyllbrua, Gaulstad, Beitstad, Bartnes, Vellamelen, Stod, Binde, Sunnan, Byafossen, Følling, Kvam, Lerkehaug,

Mære Mære is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along European route E6 and the Nordlandsbanen railway line, about south of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Sparbu lies about south of M� ...

Sparbu Sparbu is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about south of the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer. The European route E6 highway runs through the village as does the Nordlandsbanen ...

Vassaunet Vassaunet is a small rural village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway, about north of the town of Steinkjer and about the same distance south from the village of Følling. The village lies just to the west of the Euro ...

, Vekre, Malm, Follafoss,

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, and Verrastranda. The municipality is the 31st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Steinkjer is the 53rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,004. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.02% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The village of Steinkjer in the municipality of Stod was declared a

kjøpstad A (historically: ''kjøbstad'', ''kjöbstad'', or ''kaupstad'') is an old Scandinavian term for a "market town" that was used in the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway for several hundred years. The name comes from the on, kaupstaðr. Kjøpstads were ...

( town) in 1857, and then on 23 January 1858 it was separated from Stod to form a municipality of its own. The initial population of Steinkjer was 1,150. Over time, as the town grew, land was annexed from the neighboring municipalities. It started on 1 January 1902 when an unpopulated area from the neighboring

municipality was taken for future growth of Steinkjer. Then in 1941, an area (population: 57) was taken from Ogndal to be added to Steinkjer. Again, in 1948, an area (population: 78) was transferred from Ogndal and another area (population: 70) was transferred from Egge municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large merger took place: the neighboring municipalities of Beitstad (population: 2,563), Egge (population: 3,476), Kvam (population: 1,245),

(population: 2,678),

(population: 4,027), and Stod (population: 1,268) were all merged with the town of Steinkjer (population: 4,325) to form the new municipality of Steinkjer. On 1 January 2018, the municipality joined the rest of the old

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 S ...

county to the newly formed Trøndelag county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Steinkjer and the neighboring municipality of

Verran Verran is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was divided between Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality. It was part of the Innherred region ...

merged to form a new, larger municipality of Steinkjer.

Toponymy

The municipality (and town) is named after the old ''Steinkjer'' farm ( non, Steinker), since the town is built on the site of the old farm. The first element is ''steinn'' ( m) which means " stone" or "rock". The last element is ''ker'' ( n) which means a "barrier made for catching fish".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved in October 2018 for use in 2020 after the merger of Steinkjer and Verran municipalities. The arms were formerly the arms of

Verran Municipality Verran is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was divided between Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality. It was part of the Innherred region. ...

from 1987 until 2019. The arms show a blue background with a silver ', a type of boat that is common in the area. The arms were designed by Rolf Tidemann. The old coat of arms was granted on 8 March 1957 and used through 2019. The arms showed a silver

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with six points on a blue background. The original meaning of the star was that six main roads crossed in Steinkjer. After the municipal reorganization of 1964, the arms were re-granted, but the meaning has slightly changed. Steinkjer now formed the centre of the municipality and the points are directed to the six other districts in the municipality: Beitstad, Egge, Kvam,

, and Stod. Verran komm.svg, Current arms since 1 January 2020 Steinkjer komm.svg, Arms used from 1957 until 2019

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 nine parishes () within the municipality of Steinkjer. It is part of the

Nord-Innherad prosti This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese. Administrati ...

(

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 Herborg ...

History

The Steinkjer area has been populated since the

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, as shown by the

Bølareinen Bølareinen (English: ''the Bøla reindeer'') is the name of the primary motif in a large petroglyph site in Stod, Norway, Stod in Steinkjer municipality, Norway. It is sometimes referred to as Bølafeltet (English: ''the Bøla site''). The Bølar ...

rock carving, which depicts an almost life-sized reindeer and a

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...

. There are other rock carvings in the area as well, as in Bardal, the oldest up to 6,000 years old. The Steinkjer area was one of the strongest powerbases in early Viking Age.

was one of the best known Norse religious places with sacrifices and seasonal gatherings ( no, Hov) before Christianity came to Norway. Steinkjer1880 1 lindahl

Steinkjer has survived two major disasters in modern history. The first was a town-wide fire in the year 1900, which burned down much of the southern parts of the town. The second disaster happened on 21 and 22 April 1940, when the town was struck by '' Luftwaffe'' bombers during the Norwegian Campaign. Most of the town was destroyed, but no people died. The attack destroyed a large part of Steinkjer, and many priceless historical buildings, such as the old, cruciform

Steinkjer Church Steinkjer Church ( no, Steinkjer kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Steinkjer. It is the church for the Steinkjer parish which is part of the Sti ...

were lost. The town was, however, quickly rebuilt after 1945 with much aid from the United States. Much of the architecture of modern Steinkjer originates from the 1950s and 1960s with architecture inspired by functionalism rather than the aestheticism of the earlier

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

style to be seen in such cities as Trondheim and Ålesund. A few historical buildings – for example,

the railway station ''The Railway Station'' is an 1862 genre painting by the British artist William Powell Frith. It depicts a scene at the busy Paddington Station railway terminus of the Great Western in London. Frith had developed a reputation for producing cro ...

and the town's college – survived the bombing. These are buildings based on the neoclassical architectural style known as ''Jugendstil''. Good examples are the aforementioned railway station ''(jernbanestasjonen)'' and the administration building of

Nord-Trøndelag University College Nord-Trøndelag University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag) or HiNT was a Norwegian university college located throughout the county of Nord-Trøndelag. HiNT had about 5,500 students and 440 employees in 2013. In January 2016, th ...

( no, Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag).

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Steinkjer, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services, unemployment and other

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, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council () of Steinkjer is made up of 47 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayor

The mayors of Steinkjer (incomplete list): *2019–present: Anne Berit Lein ( Sp) *2007-2019: Bjørn Arild Gram (Sp) *1999-2007: Per Sverre Rannem ( Ap)

Geography

Steinkjer is located at the head of Beitstadfjorden, the northern branch of the Trondheimsfjord system. To the west, the municipality borders Åfjord and Namsos. To the east is

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, from Steinkjer. To the north are the Snåsa and Overhalla municipalities, and to the south are the Indre Fosen,

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, Kjer ...

and Verdal municipalities. Bøla rock carvings the reindeer

Situated inland from the coast, Steinkjer is actually still connected to the Atlantic ocean through the narrow

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Skarnsundet 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 Ind ...

, some south of Steinkjer. The longest cable-stayed bridge in Norway, Skarnsund Bridge, crosses 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 ...

(total length of ). Large ships pass through Skarnsundet and this allows tourists to visit this town by ship. Each year ferries from Hurtigruten make trips to the cruise port of Steinkjer, more than of travel through the fjord system. The landscape is dotted with wavy hills and dense

spruce A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...

forests, as well as agricultural fields in the lowland areas. There are many lakes in this region including: Gilten, Fossemvatnet,

Leksdalsvatnet Leksdalvatnet is a lake in Trøndelag county, Norway that lies in the municipalities of Steinkjer and Verdal. It is located south of the town of Steinkjer (town), Steinkjer and northeast of the town of Verdalsøra, about east of the Trondheimsfj ...

Mokkavatnet Mokkavatnet is a lake in the Ogndal area of the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is located about southeast of the town of Steinkjer. The lake is one of the headwaters of the river Ogna Ogna is a village in ...

, Snåsavatnet, and the group of lakes called Bangsjøene. Beitstadfjorden fraa Overrein

Natural resources

Steinkjer is one of Norway's larger urban municipalities measured by total area. Approximately half the population lives near the town center, while the rest live in rural areas. However, much of the town is today in the process of urbanization, with the building of several apartment blocks in or within the immediate vicinity of the town. Currently, about 500 apartments are being finished. Steinkjer is one of the northernmost areas with rich agriculture, allowing large production of grain. It is obvious from the landscape that Steinkjer is a typical agricultural municipality. In addition, there are large forest resources in the immediate area. The tallest buildings in Steinkjer are two tall grain silos, visible several kilometres south of Steinkjer and today mark the skyline, especially when viewed from the south. ''Kirknesvaag Sag & Høvleri'' is a large wood mill and industry park producing wood planks and treehouse module components. Almost half of the inner town area consists of the large industrial park for wood products. Most of the ship traffic is related to transportation of the vast forest resources present in Nord-Trøndelag such as timber and cellulose. An important tree species is

Norway Spruce ''Picea abies'', the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the largest cones of any spruce, 9–17 cm long. It is very close ...

Climate

Steinkjer has a Humid continental climate, but with some oceanic features, such as relatively mild winters, and a winter month (December) being the wettest. Steinkjer has a relatively sheltered location, and is often the warmest town in summer in Trøndelag. In July 2014, the weather station at Mære in Steinkjer recorded monthly mean temperature and average daily high , the warmest month recorded in Trøndelag. Further north from Steinkjer, geographical distances between cities grow. The climate of Steinkjer marks a border with the colder conditions typical of inland areas further north. The all-time high was recorded 16 July 2018, and the record low on 6 January 2010.

Birdlife

Steinkjer, with its varied habitats, provides the local birdlife with some of the best localities within the region. One of these is Lake Lømsen with its breeding population of

Slavonian grebe The horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (''Podiceps auritus'') is a relatively small waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. There are two known subspecies: ''P. a. auritus'', which breeds in the Palearctic, and ''P. a. cornutus'', which breeds in ...

. The surrounding woodlands and farmlands hold a host of the commoner Scandinavian species, some, like fieldfare and redwing, can be found in good numbers.

Forests and other habitats

The municipality of Steinkjer includes lowland forests, alpine forests, as well as areas above the treeline. A part of Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National Park is located in the municipality. Byahalla, the most northerly deciduous temperate forest ( hemiboreal) location in the world, with species such as wych elm,

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hepatica ''Hepatica'' (hepatica, liverleaf, or liverwort) is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America. Some botanists include ''Hepatica'' within a wider interpre ...

hedge woundwort ''Stachys sylvatica'', commonly known as hedge woundwort, whitespot, or sometimes as hedge nettle, is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to tall in woodland and unmanaged grassland. In temperate zones of the northern hemisphere it flowers in ...

, and garlic mustard, is located in Steinkjer, probably due to the sheltered south facing location and the good soil resulting from marine deposits. Some moist locations with spruce forests are classified as boreal rainforests and are part of the Scandinavian coastal conifer forests. The shallow river estuaries in the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord have some of the richest bird life in Norway; thousands of migratory birds feed here. Part of Snåsavatnet, the 6th largest lake in Norway, is located in the municipality, and the river from the lake meets the fjord in the town of Steinkjer.

Transportation

Steinkjer lies about by road north of the city of Trondheim along the

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 ...

highway. The

Sneppen Bridge The Sneppen Bridge ( no, Sneppenbrua) is a bridge that crosses the river Steinkjerelva in the town of Steinkjer in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long concrete bridge was completed in 1987 and carries the Europ ...

is part of the E6 in the town of Steinkjer, crossing Steinkjerelva river. Norwegian County Road 17 begins in Steinkjer and heads north. This highway is often referred to as the Coastal highway, whereas the E6 runs further inland to the north. Steinkjer is the home of the oldest

network arch bridge A network arch bridge is a tied arch bridge with inclined hangers that cross each other at least twice. Structure The inclined hangers with multiple intersections make the network arch bridge act like a truss, with only axial compressible and ten ...

in the world opened to traffic 1964. The bridge is 94 m long and takes the Nedre Mølleveg over Steinkjerelva river. The municipality is situated along the Nordland Line from Trondheim, and is served by

Steinkjer Station Steinkjer Station ( no, Steinkjer stasjon) is a railway station located in the town of Steinkjer in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located on the Nordland Line, serving both local and express trains no ...

and

Sparbu Station Sparbu Station ( no, Sparbu stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Sparbu in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Nordland Line and the station serves the Sparbu and Mære areas of ...

Culture

Steinkjer also has a rich culture and hosts one of the most prominent music cultures in central Norway. Steinkjer is also labeled "Steinkjer Punkrock town" by some of its citizens. The music festival Steinkjerfestivalen was established in 2006. Steinkjermartnan, held each year in August, is a happening where trading booths are staged in the town centre's streets and a traditional trade festival with concerts are held. Steinkjer has the standard cultural facilities like a cinema, town library, culture house (in which many cultural events and concerts are held), and a modern

swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built ...

called ''Dampsaga Bad''. The swimming pool has a long training pool plus heating pools, sauna, two learning pools for kids, and a large swim tube.

Education

Steinkjer houses the administration and ''Faculty of Society, Commerce, and Nature'' of

. Important studies include the School of Forestry ( no, Skogskolen). Historically, Steinkjer has produced a higher than average amount of university students. Only 25% of the students

return Return may refer to: In business, economics, and finance * Return on investment (ROI), the financial gain after an expense. * Rate of return, the financial term for the profit or loss derived from an investment * Tax return, a blank document or t ...

to Steinkjer. Steinkjer is therefore a municipality that produces many people with higher education students. In Norwegian, municipalities such as Steinkjer that produce many people with higher education who leave the municipality are known as (lit. 'upbringing municipalities').

Notable residents

Public Service

Peder Hersleb Peder Hersleb (25 March 1689 – 4 April 1757) was a Norwegian-Danish clergyman and Bishop. Biography Hersleb was born in Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, the son of Christopher Hersleb and Sophie Borch. He became a student at Trondhei ...

(1689 in Steinkjer – 1757) a Norwegian-Danish clergyman and Bishop of Oslo and Bishop of Zealand *

Fredrikke Marie Qvam Fredrikke Marie Qvam (née Gram) (31 May 184310 September 1938) was a Norwegian humanitarian leader, feminist, liberal politician and the wife of Prime Minister Ole Anton Qvam. She was the founder (1896) of the Norwegian Women's Public Health Assoc ...

(1843–1938) a humanitarian leader, feminist, liberal politician and wife of Prime Minister

Ole Anton Qvam Ole Anton Qvam (5 August 1834 – 8 July 1904) was a Norwegian lawyer and Liberal politician, who was the Norwegian minister of Justice 1891–1893, 1898–1899 and 1900–1902, minister of the Interior 1899–1900, as well as head of the ministr ...

; lived in the manor Helge-By-Rein in Steinkjer from 1849 * Ole Olsen Five (1846 in Stod – 1930) a Norwegian teacher and politician * Otto Sverdrup (1854–1930) a sailor and Arctic explorer, moved to Steinkjer in 1877 * Ivar Asbjørn Følling (1888 at Kvam – 1973) physician and biochemist, wrote first scientific description of ''Følling's disease'' Phenylketonuria *

Gustav Aarestrup Gustav Nicolay Aarestrup (1 January 1916 – 15 November 2005) was a Norwegian jurist and businessperson. He was both chief executive officer and chair of Storebrand. Early life and World War II He was born in Steinkjer as a son of vicar Joach ...

(1916 in Steinkjer – 2005) a jurist and businessperson, CEO of

Storebrand Storebrand is a financial services company in Norway. By volume, the company's main activities are related to life insurance and pension savings. However, the company also has major divisions working on investments, banking and, until 1999 and ...

Erling Selvig Erling Christian Øverland Selvig (born 23 August 1931) is a Norwegian legal scholar and judge. He was born in Egge as a son of manager Sverre Arthur Birger Selvig (1892–1968) and Sigfrid Øverland (1900–1984). He finished his secondary educa ...

(born 1931 in Egge) a Norwegian legal scholar and judge *

I. H. Monrad Aas Inge Harald Monrad Aas (born October 21, 1948) is a Norwegian researcher. Born in Steinkjer, he was educated in odontology at the University of Oslo (1973) and has his doctoral degree (1983) from the same institution. He started in research in 19 ...

(born 1948 in Steinkjer) a public health researcher and odontologist *

Olaug Svarva Olaug Svarva (born 21 December 1957) is a Norwegian financial analyst and former CEO of the Government Pension Fund of Norway#Government Pension Fund – Norway, Government Pension Fund of Norway. Svarva was born in Steinkjer. She graduated with ...

(born 1957 in Steinkjer) a financial analyst, former CEO of the Government Pension Fund – Norway * Bjørn Arild Gram (born 1972 in Steinkjer) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Steinkjer since 2007

The Arts

Emil Knudsen Emil Marius Knudsen (9 April 1872 – 13 August 1956) a Norwegian psychic. Knudsen was known as a European talented mind-reader of the early 20th century. Early life Knudsen was born and raised in Steinkjer, Norway. Reportedly, psychic premonit ...

(1872 in Steinkjer – 1956) a psychic *

Jakob Weidemann Jakob Weidemann (14 June 1923 – 19 December 2001) was a Norwegian artist. Jakob Weidemann is regarded as one of Norway's more important artists of post-war Modernism. Weidemann's work ''Storfuglen letter'' (1959) was selected as one of the twe ...

(1923 in Steinkjer – 2001) an

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artist *

John Pål Inderberg John Pål Inderberg (born 6 August 1950 Steinkjer, Norway) is a versatile saxophonist and one of the leading traditional musicians in Norway. His playing synthethises many different styles, not least when in partnership with Norwegian and America ...

(born 1950 in Steinkjer) a versatile jazz saxophonist *

Silje Nergaard Silje Nergaard (born 19 June 1966) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter. She is one of the best-selling jazz artists on the official sales chart in Norway. She became known worldwide after the release of the international bestseller ''Tel ...

(born 1966 in Steinkjer) a Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter *

Øyvind Brandtsegg Øyvind Brandtsegg (born 16 February 1971 in Steinkjer, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (percussion, electronica), programmer and composer, known from a series of recordings, and collaborations with such bands as Motorpsycho and Krøyt. Caree ...

(born 1971 in Steinkjer) jazz musician, plays percussion and

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to r ...

Stian Westerhus Stian Westerhus (born 2 April 1979) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, a ...

(born 1979 in Jådåren) a Norwegian experimental style guitarist *

Ida Jenshus Ida Gjølga Jenshus (born April 25, 1987) is a country artist from 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 t ...

(born 1987 in Steinkjer) a country music singer * Joakim With Steen (born 1989) stage name ''Jowst'', a music producer and songwriter, brought up in Steinkjer *

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(born 1991) YouTuber, video producer, TV-host. Participated in 'Skal vi danse' in 2020, and the Norwegian version of 'The Masked Singer' in 2021. Victor was brought up in Egge, Steinkjer.

Sports

FIS Ski Jumping World Cup 2014 - Engelberg - 20141220 - Anders Bardal 1

Kristian Fjerdingen Kristian Adolf Fjerdingen (16 September 1884 – 5 February 1975) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics. In 1906 he won the gold medal as member of the Norwegian gymnastics team in the team competition. He was ...

(1884 in Steinkjer – 1975) a gymnast and team gold medallist at the

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Carl Klæth Carl Klæth (3 July 1887, Steinkjer – 16 August 1966, Steinkjer) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908. He was ...

(1887 in Steinkjer – 1966) &

John Skrataas John Skrataas (4 May 1890 – 12 February 1961) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908. He was born in Egge and died ...

(1890 in Egge – 1961) gymnasts, team silver medallists at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

* Gunnar Dybwad (1928 in Steinkjer – 2012) a footballer with 27 caps for Norway * Terje Langli (born 1965 in Steinkjer) a cross-country skier, bronze and gold team medallist at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

, as well as world champion *

Anders Bardal Anders Bardal (; born 24 August 1982) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. Career He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 25th on the individual large hill. He was also part of the Norwegian team that finished nint ...

(born 1982 in Steinkjer) ski jumper, twice bronze medallist in the

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

and

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

, as well as 2013 World Champion *

Rune Ertsås Rune Ertsås (born 24 May 1987) is a retired Norwegian footballer who last played as a forward for Steinkjer. He has previously played in Tippeligaen for Molde and Sandefjord. Career The young Norwegian striker was bought by Molde from Steinkje ...

(born 1987 in Steinkjer) a retired footballer with over 270 club caps *

Bendik Bye Bendik Bye (born 9 March 1990) is a Norwegian football player currently playing as a striker for 1. divisjon club Ranheim. After impressive performances for Steinkjer, Bye signed a contract with Ranheim in 2011. After four seasons in Ranhei ...

(born 1990 in Steinkjer) a Norwegian footballer with over 340 club caps ; and * *

References

External links

*
Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...

Dampsaga Culture House - houses public library, concert hall and cinema of Steinkjer

Steinkjer2007.no

Steinkjer.net - recent news about commerce and business in Steinkjer

Steinkjerx.net - A database with articles and pictures about Steinkjer
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