Lerkendal () is a
borough
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History
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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 ...
in
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,
Norway
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. The borough was established on 1 January 2005 in a municipal borough reform that reduced the number of boroughs 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 ...
. The borough of
Østbyen lies to the east,
Midtbyen lies to the northwest, and
Heimdal lies to the southwest. The boroughs oversee health, welfare, and education for their residents while the rest of the local government is done by
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 ...
.
The borough is located south of
Gløshaugen and
Elgeseter, west of
Berg
Berg may refer to:
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, north of
Tempe and mostly east of 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 ...
. The area is dominated by the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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,
SINTEF, and
Lerkendal Stadion (the home stadium of
Rosenborg).
The area also has a railway line,
Stavne–Leangen Line, running through it with one station,
Lerkendal Station, that is served by the local tran service
Trøndelag Commuter Rail
The Trøndelag Commuter Rail (, ) is a commuter train service operating in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was operated with NSB Class 92, Class 92 diesel multiple units by Vy (formerly Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996), Norwegian State Railw ...
. The borough of Lerkendal consists of the neighborhoods and villages of
Bratsberg,
Dragvoll,
Elgeseter,
Flatåsen,
Gløshaugen, Lerkendal,
Moholt,
Nardo,
Risvollan,
Sjetnemarka,
Valentinlyst,
Fossegrenda and
Ã…svang.
See also
*
List of boroughs in Trondheim prior to 2005
{{Unreferenced, date=November 2020
Until 2005, these were the boroughs (after the municipality mergers in the 1960s) in the city of Trondheim, Norway:
*Sentrum
** Midtbyen (Trondheim), Midtbyen
** Øya, Trondheim, Øya-Singsaker
** Rosenborg, Tro ...
References
External links
Map of the boroughs of Trondheim
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Geography of Trondheim