Sør-Trøndelag 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. More than half of the population in the county lives in Trondheim.

Geography and history

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The broad and long Trondheimsfjord is at the center of this county, although the coastal areas stretches somewhat further north. The norwegian dialect of the region is trøndersk.

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 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 now on Unesco's World Heritage List. Along the coast, fisheries has always been important. Farming was and still is important in the whole county.

Climate

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Base period 1961-1990.

External links

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• Picture: Rare vegetation at the mouth of river Gaula

Municipalities

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Sor-Trøndelag has a total of 25 municipalities:

Åfjord Agdenes Bjugn Frøya Hemne Hitra Holtålen Klæbu Malvik Meldal Melhus Midtre Gauldal Oppdal

Orkdal Ørland Osen Rennebu Rissa Roan Røros Selbu Skaun Snillfjord Trondheim Tydal

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