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10 unusual facts about Sør-Trøndelag


Erik Tønne

Born in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Tønne began his playing career as a youngster with Nardo, Rosenborg and Strindheim in his native Norway before moving to England to sign for Sheffield United in 2011.

Innset

Innset, Sør-Trøndelag, a village in Rennebu municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Jøssund

Jøssund, Sør-Trøndelag, a village (and former municipality) in Bjugn municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county

Knut Børø

Knut Tore Børø (born 28 September 1948 in Hitra, Sør-Trøndelag) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in 5000 and 10,000 metres.

Nerskogen

Nerskogen, Sør-Trøndelag, a village in Rennebu municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Nordbotn

Nordbotn, Sør-Trøndelag, a village in Hitra municipality, Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway

Oslo-class frigate

On March 17, 2006 at 20:10 CET, the Trondheim ran aground outside of the Lines island in Sør-Trøndelag.

Østby

Østby, Sør-Trøndelag, a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway

Revsnes

Revsnes, Sør-Trøndelag, a village in Åfjord municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway

Stig Roar Husby

Stig Roar Husby (born 12 September 1954 in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner.


1658 in Norway

The Treaty of Roskilde resulted in the ceding of the Norwegian provinces of Båhuslen and Trondhjems len to Sweden.

Aage Rundberget

From 1998 to 2000, while County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag Kåre Gjønnes was appointed in the first cabinet Bondevik, Rundberget served as Acting County Governor.

Åsa Solberg Iversen

Åsa Solberg Iversen (born 7 April 1929 in Overhalla, Nord-Trøndelag, died 3 February 2009 in Fredrikstad) was a Norwegian politician (Ap).

Asbjørn Øksendal

He has written several books on the subject of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, including Lurøy-affæren from 1966, Operasjon Oleander from 1968, Når nøden er størst (on POW camps in Trøndelag) from 1969, Sluttspill i Rinnans bandekloster (on Sonderabteilung Lola) from 1971, and Gulltransporten (on the flight of the Norwegian National Treasury) from 1974.

Audunbakkenfestivalen

Audunbakkenfestivalen is a small rock festival held in Norway, in Disenå in Sør-Odal municipality, about 18 miles from Kongsvinger and 44 miles from Oslo.

Bjarne Fiskum

Bjarne Ivar Fiskum (born 27 August 1939 in Harran, Grong, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway) is a Norwegian violinist, conductor and composer, and the son of the orchestra leader Ottar Fiskum.

Broder Knudtzon

Knudtzon was born in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag; he was the sixth and youngest child of Hans Carl Knudtzon (1751–1823), a merchant and burgomaster, and Karen Knudtzon (née Müller, 1752–1818).

Finn Arnesson

Under King Harald, Finn held the manor and lands of Austrått near Ørland in Trøndelag.

Frode Lillefjell

In 2008 he was hired as a coach of Team Trøndelag, a regional ski team in Trøndelag, Norway.

Frøya, Sør-Trøndelag

Norwegian American John A. Widtsoe (1872–1952) was born and lived here for the first twelve years of his life.

Galterud

Its territory is located partly in Sør-Odal municipal, and partly in the former municipality Vinger, now a part of Kongsvinger.

Gustav Sjaastad

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag in 1958, and until 1959 his seat in parliament was taken by Hans Mikal Solsem.

Haakonsson

Sigurd Haakonsson (c. 895–962), earl of Lade (Trøndelag) and son of Håkon Grjotgardsson

Hessdalen light

The Hessdalen light is an unexplained light usually seen in the Hessdalen valley in the municipality of Holtålen in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.

Høilandet

Hølonda municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (now a part of Melhus)

Ivar Ramstad

He worked as a farmer at the farm Nygjerdet, between Røra and Straumen, and also had a career in Gjensidige.

Jøssund

Jøssund, Nord-Trøndelag, a village in Flatanger municipality, Nord-Trøndelag county

Kristofer Uppdal

Kristofer Oliver Uppdal (19 February 1878 – 26 December 1961), born Opdal, was a Norwegian poet and author, born in Beitstad, Nord-Trøndelag.

Kystekspressen

Three ships are used on the route, that includes the branch lines TrondheimSula and SistrandaHalten.

Lanke

Lånke, a former municipality in Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway

Neiden

Neiden, Norway, a village in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark county, Norway

Neiden Chapel, a chapel in the village of Neiden, Sør-Varanger, Finnmark county, Norway

Rissa

Årnset, also known as Rissa, a village in Rissa municipality, Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway

Second Northern War and Norway

His goal was to recapture Trøndelag and to defend the Norwegian border at Halden, which Charles X had demanded be turned over to Sweden as it provided both an excellent port for timber export from the newly acquired Bohuslän and a point from which further invasions could be launched.

Sig Haugdahl

Sig Haugdahl was born on the Tiller farm in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway and migrated to the United States in 1910 making his home with an uncle in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Sigurd Haakonsson

Sigurd Håkonsson (c. 895–962) (Old Norse: Sigurðr Hákonarson) was a Norwegian nobleman and Jarl of Lade in Trøndelag.

Siri Gjære

She was This year's county artist of Sør-Trøndelag 2006, and is "Mona" in the musical Survival Kit, written by Klaus Hagerup, Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov.

Skafferhullet

The border crossing site was located on the old road between Elvenes in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway and Borisoglebsky in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Skolts

They currently live in and around the villages of Sevettijärvi, Keväjärvi, Nellim in the municipality of Inari, at several places in the Murmansk Oblast and in the village of Neiden in the municipality of Sør-Varanger.

Sør-Fron Church

Sør-Fron Church (Sør-Fron kyrkje) is a parish church at Hundorp in Sør-Fron municipality, Norway.

Sør-Odal

Peder Sather, emigrated to the United States, became a successful banker and philanthropist for whom the Sather Tower at UC Berkeley in California is named

Steine

Steine, Nord-Trøndelag, village in Nærøy municipality, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

Stordalen

Stordalen Chapel, parish church in Meråker, Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway

Støren Church

While Svend Aspaas' role in the design of Støren church remains unclear (Aspaas died in 1816), but he was involved in the construction of Røros Church and Sør-Fron Church.

Swedish Empire

Eventually, under the Treaty of Copenhagen on May 27, 1660, Sweden kept the three formerly Danish Scanian provinces and the formerly Norwegian Bohuslän province, which Denmark-Norway had surrendered by the Treaty of Roskilde two years previously; but Sweden had to relinquish the Norwegian province of Trøndelag and the Danish island of Bornholm, which had been surrendered at Roskilde.

Trones

Trones, Namsskogan, a village in Namsskogan municipality, Nord-Trøndelag county

Trones, Verdal, a village area and headland in Verdal municipality, Nord-Trøndelag county