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Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean), and to the east is Jämtland in Sweden. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and Sør-Trøndelag, 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 Municipality, Stjørdal, Steinkjer Municipality, Steinkjer (the county seat), Levanger Municipality, Levanger, Namsos Municipality, Namsos, and Verdal Municipality, Verdal, all with between 24,000 and 12,000 inhabitants. The economy is primarily cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinkjer Municipality
or 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 the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. The town is also the administrative centre for Trøndelag county. Other populated areas in Steinkjer include the villages of Bartnes, Trøndelag, Bartnes, Beitstad, Binde, Norway, Binde, Byafossen, Follafoss, Følling, Gaulstad, Henning, Steinkjer, Henning, Hyllbrua, Kvam, Steinkjer, Kvam, Lerkehaug, Malm, Mære, Sela, Trøndelag, Sela, Skei, Trøndelag, Skei, Sparbu, Stod, Trøndelag, Stod, Sunnan, Vassaunet, Vellamelen, and Verrastranda. The municipality is the 31st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Steinkjer is the 54th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,032. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.4% over the previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger Municipality
Levanger is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Levanger (town), town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, Hokstad, Markabygda, Momarka, Mule, Norway, Mule, Nesset, Levanger, Nesset, Okkenhaug, Ronglan, Skogn, and Åsen. The Levanger (town), town of Levanger lies at the mouth of the Levangselva river along the Trondheimsfjord. One of the main roads through the town is Kirkegata (Levanger), Kirkegata. The town has a population (2024) of 10,813, meaning about half the municipal residents live in the town. The town has held "town status" as of 1997 and houses a campus of the Nord University as of 2016. The municipality is the 174th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Levanger is the 64th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,574. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Norway
There are 15 counties in Norway. The 15 county, counties are administrative division, administrative regions that are the first-level administrative divisions of Norway. The counties are further subdivided into 357 municipalities of Norway, municipalities (). The island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are outside the county divisions and they are ruled directly from the national level. The capital city of Oslo is both a county and a municipality. In 2017, the Solberg's Cabinet, Solberg government decided to abolish some of the counties and to merge them with other counties to form larger ones, reducing the number of counties from 19 to 11, which was implemented on 1 January 2020. This sparked popular opposition, with some calling for the reform to be reversed. The Storting voted to partly undo the reform on 14 June 2022, with Norway to have 15 counties from 1 January 2024. Three of the newly merged counties, namely Vestfold og Telemark, Viken (county), VikenLars R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmark-Norway. After over two centuries of separation, in 2018 they were reunited following a referendum held two years earlier. The largest city in Trøndelag is the city of Trondheim. The administrative centre is Steinkjer, while Trondheim functions as the office of the county mayor. Both cities serve the office of the county governor; however, Steinkjer houses the main functions. Trøndelag county and the neighbouring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway. A person from Trøndelag is called a ''trønder''. The dialect spoken in the area, trøndersk, is characterized by dropping out most vowel endings; see apocope. Trøndelag is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdal Municipality
Verdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, 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 List of towns and cities in Norway, town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklestad, Trones, Verdal, Trones, Vera, Norway, Vera, Vinne, and Vuku. The municipality is the 53rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Verdal is the 81st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,193. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 2.7% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Værdalen'' was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). It is one of very few municipalities in Norway with unchanged borders since that date, although the spelling of the name was modified to ''Verdal''. On 1 January 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namsos Municipality
(Norwegian language, Norwegian) or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Namsos (town), town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Norway, Klinga, Ramsvika, Trøndelag, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, Spillum, Sævik, Dun, Norway, Dun, Salsnes, Nufsfjord, Lund, Namsos, Lund, Namdalseid (village), Namdalseid, Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen. The municipality is the 30th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Namsos is the 82nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,083. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.1% over the previous 10-year period. The town of Namsos has a swimming pool, Oasen (swimming pool), Oasen, built inside a mountain. General information Name The municipality is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag () county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean), and to the east is Jämtland in Sweden. The county was separated into a northern and southern part by the Trondheimsfjorden. Slightly over 200,000 of the county's population (or around 55%) lives in the city of Trondheim (city), Trondheim and its suburbs. The Norwegian language, Norwegian dialect of the region is Trøndersk. The region was divided into two administrative counties in 1804. In 2016, the two county councils voted to merge into Trøndelag, a single county, which became effective 1 January 2018. Name The name ''Sør-Trøndelag'' was created in 1919. It means '(the) southern (part of) Trøndelag'. Until 1919, the name of the county was ''Søndre Trondhjems amt''. The meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leka Municipality
Leka is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leknes, Trøndelag, Leknes on the Leka (island), island of Leka. Other villages in Leka include Sør-Gutvika and Madsøygrenda. The municipality is the 326th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Leka is the 349th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 604. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 8.6% over the previous 10-year period. The island municipality includes all of the island of Leka (island), Leka and part of the island of Austra, Norway, Austra as well as hundreds of smaller surrounding islands and skerries. Primarily a fishing and farming community, Leka is the northernmost municipality in Trøndelag county. The island of Leka has been inhabited for at least 10,000 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stjørdal Municipality
() is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of towns and cities in Norway, town of Stjørdal (town), Stjørdal (also called Stjørdalshalsen). Some of the villages in the municipality include Elvran, Flornes, Hegra, Norway, Hegra, Hell, Norway, Hell, Kvithammer, Prestmoen, Skatval, Skjelstadmarka, Sona, Norway, Sona, and Værnes, Trøndelag, Værnes. The municipality is the 125th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Stjørdal is the 51st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,717. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 9% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality is well-known for the village of Hell, Norway, Hell which is located south of Stjørdalshalsen. Hell is especially known for its train station, Hell Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinkjer (town)
or is the administrative centre of Steinkjer Municipality and Trøndelag county in Norway. The List of towns and cities in Norway, town is located at the northeastern end of the inner-most part of the Trondheimsfjorden, at the mouth of the river Steinkjerelva. In the eastern part of the town, the river of Figgja also flows into the fjord. The town is split in two by the river Steinkjerelva, creating the two traditional neighborhoods of Nordsia and Sørsia. Both the European route E6 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line run through the town, the latter serving the city at Steinkjer Station. Steinkjer Church and Egge Church are both located in the town. Prior to 1 January 2018, the town was also the administrative centre of Nord-Trøndelag county, and since that day it has been the seat of the newly created Trøndelag county. This means the Trøndelag County Municipality is based here as is the County governor (Norway), County Governor, the representative of the King and Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innherred
or 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 municipalities of Levanger, Frosta, Verdal, Inderøy, and Steinkjer. Historically, the municipalities of Snåsa and Namdalseid have sometimes also been included in the Innherred district. The area encompasses about and about 68,062 residents (2004). There are several larger towns/cities in Innherred including Steinkjer, Levanger, and Verdalsøra. The district is only a traditional geographical district, it has no administrative or governmental functions. Innherred is bordered by the district of Namdalen, to the east by Sweden, to the south by the district of Stjørdalen, and to the west by the district of Fosen. The general Steinkjer-Levanger-Verdal area used to be the political centre of the old county of Nord-Trøndelag, and continues to serve as a ''de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namdalen
Namdalen () is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Namsos Municipality, Namsos, Grong Municipality, Grong, Overhalla Municipality, Overhalla, Røyrvik Municipality, Røyrvik, Nærøysund Municipality, Nærøysund, Høylandet Municipality, Høylandet, Flatanger Municipality, Flatanger, Lierne Municipality, Lierne, Leka Municipality, Leka, and Namsskogan Municipality, Namsskogan, all in Trøndelag county. The district has three List of towns and cities in Norway, towns: Namsos (town), Namsos, Rørvik and Kolvereid. The whole district covers about and has about 35,000 residents (2009). The district surrounds the Namdalen valley and the river Namsen, one of the best salmon rivers in Europe (only the Tana River (Norway), Tana river in Finnmark yields a larger catch of salmon). Agriculture and forestry have always been important in Namdalen. Norway spruce is the most prevalent tree species. The grain fields in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
