Ila is a neighborhood in the

city of Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and i ...

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 ...

county,

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. It is located in the borough of Midtbyen in

Trondheim Municipality Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populou ...

, just west the central downtown area of Trondheim. Ila is bordered by the river

Nidelva Nidelva is a river in Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix ''elva'' is the Norwegian language, Norwegian word for "the river". Location The Nidelva starts at the Hytt ...

in the south,

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in the north, and Steinberget,

Bymarka Bymarka is a large park and nature reserve on the west side of the city of Trondheim in the western part of Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Location and use Bymarka is situated to the west of the city center and has an ar ...

, and Ilsvikøra in the west. The area is mostly residential, with some industry and commerce. The Gråkallbanen tram line runs through Ila and the area is served by the Skansen Train Station on the Trønderbanen

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line. Nordre Avlastningsvei, which was completed during 2010, connects Ila via

Brattøra Brattøra is an artificial island and industrial area in the city of Trondheim which is located in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located at the mouth of the river Nidelva just north of the city centre ( Midtb ...

Lademoen Lademoen is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is situated the borough of Østbyen in Trondheim Municipality, about east of Midtbyen, the city centre of Trondheim. Lademoen was transferred from Strinda M ...

History

The first settlement at Ila was in the second half of the 18th century. During the 19th century, the area developed as the entertainment centre of Trondheim, with

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saloons,

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s, and

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s. In 1826, it was the site for the first

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. During the late 19th century the area started being redeveloped into dense labour-class housing, with a school opening in 1877. Ilen Church () was opened in 1889 and in 1893 Ilalinjen, a

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line, was built with Ila Station as the

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and rebuilt to a

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way in 1901.

Notable people

Jørn Goldstein Jørn Irving Goldstein (born March 27, 1953) is a Norwegian Olympic ice hockey player. Biography Goldstein was born in Oslo, Norway, and is Jewish. His mother's family, surname Schapow, immigrated to Norway from Lithuania in the early 1900s. H ...

(born 1953), Olympic ice hockey goalie

References

Other sources

* {{authority control Neighbourhoods of Trondheim