Sør-Trøndelag County Municipality ( no, Sør-Trøndelag fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag () was a 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 No ...

county in

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 ...

until 1 January 2018 when it merged with

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...

county to form the new

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

county. The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of 25 upper secondary schools. It administered the county roadways,

public transport Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typic ...

, dental care,

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, and cultural heritage.

County government

The Sør-Trøndelag

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...

( no, Fylkestinget) is made up of 37 representatives that were elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a

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or legislative body for the county and it met several times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board () which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the County Mayor () who held the executive powers of the county. Prior to its dissolution, the county mayor was

Tore O. Sandvik Tore Onshuus Sandvik (born 31 August 1969) is a Norwegian politician. Between 2003 and 2023, he served as the Chairman of the County Council of Sør-Trøndelag until 2018, and Trøndelag until 2023. Political career Youth league As a young ad ...

( Labour) while his deputy was

Arne Braut Arne Braut (born 11 October 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the term 2001–2005. On the local level, he has background from ...

( Centre Party).

County council

The

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breakdown of the council was as follows:

Schools

Adolf Øiens School Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...

, Trondheim *

Brundalen Upper Secondary School Charlottenlund Upper Secondary School ( no, Charlottenlund videregående skole) is the largest upper secondary school in the Jakobsli area of Trondheim, county of Trondelag in Norway. It is located about 4 km east of Trondheim city centre. T ...

, Trondheim *

Byåsen Upper Secondary School Byåsen Upper Secondary School ( no, Byåsen videregående skole) is a public upper secondary school located in the Byåsen area of Trondheim, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, t ...

, Trondheim *

Fosen Upper Secondary School Fosen is a traditional district in Trøndelag, consisting of the municipalities Osen, Roan Åfjord, Ørland, Indre Fosen, Orkland, Heim, Hitra and Frøya. The district is dominated by forested valleys, lakes, coastal cliffs but also shallow ...

, Bjung *

Gauldal Upper Secondary School Gauldal or Gauldalen ( en, Gaula River valley) is a valley and traditional district in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Gaula runs through the long valley from the Røros mountains near the lake Aursunden to the Trondheimsfjorden. The nar ...

Gerhard Schønings School Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–1 ...

, Trondheim *

Heimdal Upper Secondary School Heimdal Upper Secondary School ( no, Heimdal videregående skole) is one of the largest upper secondary schools in the county of Trøndelag, Norway. It is located about south of the city centre of Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante ...

, Trondheim * Hemne Upper Secondary School *

Hitra Upper Secondary School Hitra is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and hundreds smaller islands, islets, and skerries. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the vil ...

* Ladejarlen Upper Secondary School, Trondheim *

Malvik Upper Secondary School Malvik is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Trondheim Region. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Hommelvik. Other villages in Malvik include Muruvika, Smiskaret, Sneisen, Vikhamme ...

Meldal Upper Secondary School Meldal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Or ...

Melhus Upper Secondary School Melhus is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus. Other villages include Gåsbakken, Hovin, Korsvegen, Kvål, Ler, Lunda ...

Oppdal Upper Secondary School is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region and the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Oppdal (village) ...

Orkdal Upper Secondary School Orkdal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipalit ...

* Ringve Upper Secondary School, Trondheim *

Rissa Upper Secondary School Rissa may refer to: Animals * ''Rissa'' (bird), genus of birds known as kittiwakes *''Rissa brevirostris'', also known as the red-legged kittiwake *''Rissa tridactyla'', also known as the black-legged kittiwake People * Rissa (artist) (born 19 ...

Røros Upper Secondary School Røros ( sma, Plaassja, ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Røros (town), town of Røros. Some of the villages in Røros in ...

Selbu Upper Secondary School Selbu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Trøa, Tømra, and Vikv ...

* Skjetlein Upper Secondary School, Trondheim *

Strinda Upper Secondary School Strinda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now the municipality of Trondheim south and ...

, Trondheim *

Tiller Upper Secondary School Tiller Upper Secondary School ( no, Tiller videregående skole) is situated in Tiller in southern Trondheim, next to Rosten School and is run by Trøndelag county municipality. The school was founded in 1986, and is therefore one of the youngest h ...

, Trondheim * Trondheim Cathedral School *

Åfjord Upper Secondary School Åfjord is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Roan, Bessaker, Harsvik ...

Transport

Public transport in the county was operated on public service obligation contracts from the county municipality via the transportation authority company ''AtB AS'' (meaning A to B)
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, and operations are performed by Boreal Buss,

Nettbuss Vy Buss, formerly branded as Nettbuss, is the largest bus company in Norway, owned by Vy (transport operator), Vy. It was established on 10 February 2000 as the continuation of the bus operations from former NSB Biltrafikk. In addition to bus serv ...

, Tide Buss and TrønderBilene (buses), Boreal Bane (tram), and Fosen Trafikklag and Kystekspressen (passenger ferries). County road are operated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, though managed by the county municipality.

References

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