Bakklandet is a neighborhood in the city of
Trondheim in
Trøndelag county,
Norway. It lies in the borough of
Østbyen on the east side of the
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 ...
river between the Bakke Bridge (''Bakke bru'') and the
Old Town Bridge
Old Town Bridge (Norwegian: Gamle Bybro or Bybroa) is located in Trondheim, Trøndelag County, Norway.
History
Gamle Bybro crosses the Nidelva River from the south end of the main street Kjøpmannsgata connecting to the Trondheim neighbor ...
(''Gamle Bybro'').
The neighborhood is dominated by small, wooden houses and narrow streets. It is among the major tourist attractions in the city.
In 1965, the road plan for Trondheim proposed that a large area in Bakklandet be demolished to make way for a four-lane
motorway which would connect the road "Elgeseter gate" with the road "Innherredsveien". The plans were met by opposition from locals, and by the early 1980s the plan was shelved, even though the city's environmental council had approved depopulating the neighborhood in 1974.
Media gallery
%C3%98vre_Bakklandet.jpg, Old houses at Bakklandet
Bakklandet in Trondheim 4.jpg, Bakklandet
Old town trondheim.jpg, View of the Old town from the old bridge
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Geography of Trondheim
Neighbourhoods of Trondheim
