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Sør-Trøndelag fylke
—  County  —
Coat of arms
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Country	Norway
County	Sør-Trøndelag
Region	Trøndelag
County ID	NO-16
Official language form	Neutral
Demonym	Sørtrønder
Administrative centre	Trondheim
Government
- Governor	Kåre Gjønnes   Kristelig Folkeparti   (1993–present)
- County Mayor	Tore O. Sandvik   Arbeiderpartiet   (2003–present)
Area (#7 in Norway, 5.86% of Norway's land area)
- Total	18,848 km2 (7,277.3 sq mi)
- Land	17,830 km2 (6,884.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)
- Total	284,773
- Density	15/km2 (38.8/sq mi)
- Change (10 years)	5.8 %
- Rank in Norway	5 (5.90% of nation)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Income (per capita)	139,200 NOK
GDP (per capita)	243,281 NOK (2001)
National Rank:	5 (4.23% of nation)
Website	www.stfk.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Sør-Trøndelag (help·info) is a county in the area Trøndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic ocean), and to the east is Sweden. The county is separated into a northern and southern part by Trondheimsfjorden. Slightly over 200 000 of the population lives in Trondheim and its suburbs. The Norwegian dialect of the region is Trøndersk.

The Manor of Austrått in Ørland at the mouth of Trondheimsfjord.

The name

Roughly half of Sør-Trøndelag is located lower than 600 m amsl, with the highest mountains in Oppdal in the south.

The name Sør-Trøndelag was created in 1919. It means '(the) southern (part of) Trøndelag'.

Until 1919 the name of the county was Søndre Trondhjems amt. The meaning of this name was '(the) southern (part of) Trondhjems amt'. (The old Trondhjems amt, created in 1662, was divided in 1804. Trondhjem is the old form of Trondheim.)

See also Nord-Trøndelag

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1983) - but it has old roots: This was the seal of Gaute Ivarsson, archbishop of Trondheim 1475-1510.

Geography

The broad and long Trondheimsfjord is at the center of this county, although the coastal areas stretch somewhat further north. The mountain ranges Dovrefjell and Trollheimen are located in the south, while the Fosen peninsula is located north of the fjord. Several of the best salmon rivers in Europe are located in the county, the largest and most famous being Gaula and Orkla. Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Forollhogna National Park, Skarvan og Roltdalen National Park and Femundsmarka National Park are located, or partly located, in the county.^[1]

History

Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim

People have lived in this region for thousands of years (see Rock carvings in Central Norway, Nøstvet and Lihult cultures and Corded Ware culture). The fertile lowland bordering the Trondheimsfjord was probably the most important power centre in the Viking Age. Trondheim was the seat of the archbishop for several centuries, and an important pilgrimage destination following the death of St Olav in 1030. Røros, in the southeastern part of the county, is a well-preserved mining town on a mountain plateau, and is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Economy

Mining in Røros and Løkken in Meldal lasted for about 300 years, and Thamshavnbanen, the old electric railway from Orkdal to Løkken, is still usable. The constant fires used to crack the rock in the mines demanded vast amounts of firewood; the montane forests on the mountain plateau near Røros still have not fully recovered. Along the coast, fishing has always been important. Farming was and still is important in the whole county, with the most economical important agriculture taking place in the fertile lowland valleys, such as in Melhus, Orkdal, Skaun, Midtre Gauldal, Malvik and Trondheim, but also near the outer seaboard, such as in Ørland and Rissa. The city of Trondheim has always been at the centre of this area, with administrative functions, as well as industry based on agricultural produce, and more recently education, high-tech business and healthcare.

Climate

Rørosmartna - Røros winter market; February 2007

Sula island in Frøya municipality

The weather is very much decided by the direction of the wind; southerlies and easterlies bring sunny weather, while westerlies bring precipitation with mild weather in winter and cool rainy weather in summer. Northwesterlies bring the worst weather with snow in winter (often sleet or rain on the coast). Average yearly precipitation varies from 2,000 mm in some areas of Fosen, to 850 mm in Trondheim and only 500 mm in Oppdal. The interior areas at somewhat higher elevations have cold winters with reliable snow cover, while the coastal areas have a maritime climate with mild and more windy winters. Sula in Frøya municipality has an average of 1.5°C (34°F) in the coldest month ^[2]. Røros, at an altitude of 628 m (2,000 ft), has a January average of -11.2°C (12°F; ^[2]. Summer temperatures does not differ that much; sheltered lowlands a bit inland will have the warmest summers. Base period 1961-1990.

Municipalities

Sør-Trøndelag has a total of 25 municipalities:

External links

• Picture: Rare vegetation at the mouth of river Gaula

References

Counties of Norway Akershus · Aust-Agder · Buskerud · Finnmark · Hedmark · Hordaland · Møre og Romsdal · Nordland · Nord-Trøndelag · Oppland · Oslo · Østfold · Rogaland · Sogn og Fjordane · Sør-Trøndelag · Telemark · Troms · Vest-Agder · Vestfold

Coordinates: 63°10′N 10°20′E / 63.167°N 10.333°E / 63.167; 10.333

From Wikitravel

Sør-Trøndelag is a county in Norway. Over half of the population in the county lives in Trondheim.

• Trondheim
• Brekstad

• Røros Old mining town, listed as a world heritage site

Get in

By plane

Trondheim's international airport has connections to some international destinations. This includes Amsterdam with KLM, Copenhagen with Widerøe, and Prague, Slit, Dubrovnik, Salzburg, Malaga, Riga, London and Nice with Norwegian.

By train

Sør-Trøndelag is well served by the Norwegian State Railways. There are several daily departures from Trondheim to Oslo, and also departures from Trondheim going all the way north to Bodø.

By bus

Nor-Way takes you from Trondheim to Oslo or Bergen.

By boat

Hurtigruten sails all the way north to Kirkenes and south to Bergen, stopping at numerous destinations on its way.

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Sør-Trøndelag ^{file— play in browser} is a county in the area Trøndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean), and to the east is Sweden. The county is separated into a northern and southern part by Trondheimsfjorden. More than half of the population in the county lives in Trondheim. The Norwegian dialect of the region is Trøndersk.

The name

The name Sør-Trøndelag was created in 1919. It means '(the) southern (part of) Trøndelag'.

Until 1919 the name of the county was Søndre Trondhjems amt. The meaning of this name was '(the) southern (part of) Trondhjems amt'. (The old Trondhjems amt, created in 1662, was divided in 1804. Trondhjem is the old form of Trondheim.)

See also Nord-Trøndelag

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1983) - but it has old roots: This was the seal of Gaute Ivarsson, archbishop of Trondheim 1475-1510.

Geography

The broad and long Trondheimsfjord is at the center of this county, although the coastal areas stretch somewhat further north. The mountain ranges Dovrefjell and Trollheimen are located in the south, while the Fosen peninsula is located north of the fjord. Several of the best salmon rivers in Europe are located in the county, the largest and most famous being Gaula and Orkla. Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Forollhogna National Park, Skarvan og Roltdalen National Park, and Femundsmarka National Park are located, or partly located, in the county.

History

People have lived in this region for thousands of years (see Rock carvings in Central Norway, Nøstvet and Lihult cultures and Corded Ware culture). The fertile lowland bordering the Trondheimsfjord was probably the most important power centre in the Viking Age. Trondheim was the seat of the archbishop for several centuries, and an important pilgrimage destination following the death of St Olav in 1030. Røros, in the southeastern part of the county, is a well-preserved mining town on a mountain plateau, and is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Economy

Mining in Røros and Løkken in Meldal lasted for about 300 years, and Thamshavnbanen, the old electric railway from Orkdal to Løkken, is still usable. The constant fires used to crack the rock in the mines demanded vast amounts of firewood; the montane forests on the mountain plateau near Røros still have not fully recovered. Along the coast, fishing has always been important. Farming was and still is important in the whole county, with the most economical important agriculture taking place in the fertile lowland valleys, such as in Melhus, Orkdal, Skaun, Midtre Gauldal, Malvik, and Trondheim, but also near the outer seaboard, such as in Ørland and Rissa. The city of Trondheim has always been at the centre of this area, with administrative functions, as well as industry based on agricultural produce, and more recently education, high-tech business and healthcare.

Climate

The weather is very much decided by the direction of the wind; southerlies and easterlies bring sunny weather, while westerlies bring precipitation with mild weather in winter and cool rainy weather in summer. Northwesterlies bring the worst weather with snow in winter (often sleet or rain on the coast). Average yearly precipitation varies from 2,000 mm in some areas of Fosen, to 850 mm in Trondheim and only 500 mm in Oppdal. The interior areas at somewhat higher elevations have cold winters with reliable snow cover, while the coastal areas have a maritime climate with mild and more windy winters. Sula in Frøya municipality has an average of 1.5°C (34°F) in the coldest month ^[1]. Røros, at an altitude of 628 m (2,000 ft), has a January average of -11.2°C (12°F; ^[1]. Summer temperatures does not differ that much; sheltered lowlands a bit inland will have the warmest summers. Base period 1961-1990.

Municipalities

Sør-Trøndelag has a total of 25 municipalities:

External links

• Picture: Rare vegetation at the mouth of river Gaula

References

Counties of Norway
Akershus · Aust-Agder · Buskerud · Finnmark · Hedmark · Hordaland · Møre og Romsdal · Nordland · Nord-Trøndelag · Oppland · Oslo · Østfold · Rogaland · Sogn og Fjordane · Sør-Trøndelag · Telemark · Troms · Vest-Agder · Vestfold

Coordinates: 63°10′N 10°20′E / 63.167, 10.333