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Steinkjer Municipality
Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the 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 Ogndal, Hyllbrua, Gaulstad, Beitstad, Bartnes, Vellamelen, Stod, Binde, Sunnan, Byafossen, Følling, Kvam, Lerkehaug, Mære, Sparbu, Vassaunet, Vekre, Malm, Follafoss, Sela, 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 (town) in 1857, and then on 23 January 1858 it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinkjer (town)
Steinkjer is the administrative centre of the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 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 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 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, the representative of the King and Government of Norway in Trøndelag county. The town has a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunnan
Sunnan or Sundan is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the area between the lakes Snåsavatnet and Fossemvatnet about northeast of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Følling lies about to the west and the village of Binde lies about to the east. Its population in 2003 was 233, but since 2004 it is not considered an "urban settlement" by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore not registered. Sunnan was the terminal railway station of the Hell–Sunnan Line from 1905. In 1926, the line was extended and became part of 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 .... References Villages in Trøndelag Steinkjer {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. In simple terms, population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square kilometre, or other unit of land area. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verrastranda
Verrastranda is a village located in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the north shore of the Verrasundet arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Verrabotn lies about to the southwest and the village of Follafoss lies about to the northeast. Norwegian National Road 720 runs through the village. Verrastranda has a primary school. Notable residents *Former member of the Norwegian Parliament André N. Skjelstad André Nikolai Skjelstad (born 27 August 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 2005. Prior to this he worked as a farmer, and served as Deputy Mayor of Verran ... grew up in Verrastranda References Villages in Trøndelag Steinkjer {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sela, Trøndelag
Sela is a village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ... located in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the rural mountain area in the west-central part of Verran, close to Åfjord municipality. The village sits along the shore of the lake Selavatnet, about northwest of the village of Follafoss and about west of Malm. The village is the location of Sela Church. References Villages in Trøndelag Steinkjer {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Follafoss
Follafoss is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village lies on the northern shore of the Beitstadfjorden, about halfway between the east and west end of the fjord. Follafoss village is about southwest of the village of Malm and about northeast of the village of Verrastranda. The Follaelva river empties into the Trondheimsfjord at Follafoss. The lakes Holden and Selavatnet both feed the river and also provide power through the Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk power company through hydroelectric power from the dams on the lakes. The village has a population (2018) of 397 and a population density of . Follafoss Church is located in the village. There is a pulp mill A pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips or other plant fiber sources into a thick fiber board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Pulp can be manufactured using mechanical, semi-chemical, or ... in the village, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malm
is the administrative centre of the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Malm is located along the Breistadsundet strait which flows into the Trondheimsfjorden. The village of Bartnes lies across the strait from Malm. The village lies about a drive northwest of the town of Steinkjer, about northwest of the village of Follafoss, and about south of the village of Namdalseid. The Norwegian County Road 720 runs through the village. The village of Malm was also the administrative centre of the old municipality of Malm from 1913 until its dissolution in 1964. Malm Church is located in this village and serves as the main church for the parish. The village has a population (2018) of 1,268 and a population density of . Economy Long traditions with mining of iron and sulphur Sulfur (or sulphur in British English) is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vekre
Vekre, also known as Henning, is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village lies about southeast of the town of Steinkjer, about south of Ogndal, and about north of the lake 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 .... The main church for this area is Henning Church, located on the south side of the village. The parish is called Henning. References Villages in Trøndelag Steinkjer {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 European route E6 highway. Approximately 15 people live there, most of them farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer mig ...s. References Villages in Trøndelag Steinkjer {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 railway line which stops at the Sparbu Station. The village of Mære lies about to the north, the village of Røra lies about to the south, and the lake Leksdalsvatnet lies about to the east. The village has a population (2018) of 617 and a population density of . The village was the administrative centre of the old Sparbu (municipality), municipality of Sparbu from 1838 until the dissolution of the municipality in 1964. Notable residents * Hans Ystgaard (1882–1953) farmer and politician, Mayor of Sparbu * Peder E. Vorum (1884 in Steinnes – 1970) an educator and politician for the Radical People's Party (Norway), Labour Democrats & Nasjonal Samling * Kristen Eik-Nes (1922 in Sparbu – 1992) a medical scientist, academic and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Mære. Mære Church is located in this village as well. The village has a population (2018) of 460 and a population density of . History In the early Viking Age, according to the Sagas, Mære was one of the most important religious ceremonial places, with sacrifices to the Norse gods. Under the medieval church at Mære, traces of preceding heathen hof A heathen hof or Germanic pagan temple was a temple building of Germanic religion; a few have also been built for use in modern heathenry. The term ''hof'' is taken from Old Norse. Background Etymologically, the Old Norse word ''hof'' is the s ... were found in archeological investigations during the 1960s, the only case in Norway so far of a pre-Christian building being found to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerkehaug
Lerkehaug is a village area in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t .... It is located about south of the center of the town of Steinkjer. Although it's located just south of the main part of the town, it has been considered a part of the town of Steinkjer since 2002. References Villages in Trøndelag Steinkjer {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
