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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nord-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Innherred | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1702 | ||
| Administrative centre | Steinkjer | ||
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| - Mayor (2005) | Per Sverre Rannem (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in the central Norwegian region called Trøndelag. Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Innherred (also spelled Innherad is a traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Levanger, Frosta ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 45 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 1,564 km² (603. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,423 km² (549. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 20,672 | ||
| - Density | 14/km² (36. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -1. 3 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 43 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.steinkjer.kommune.no | |||
Steinkjer is a town and a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf is a county in the central Norwegian region called Trøndelag. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
The town of Steinkjer was separated from Stod as a municipality of its own October 23, 1858. Stod is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county Norway Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The municipalities of Beitstad, Egge, Kvam, Ogndal, Sparbu and Stod were merged with Steinkjer January 1, 1964. Beitstad is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county Norway Egge (also Egge Herad) is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county Norway Kvam is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county Norway Ogndal is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county Norway Sparbu is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county Norway New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The geographical Centre of Norway has been calculated to be in Steinkjer municipality. The geographical centre of Norway has been identified as a spot in Ogndalsfjella in Steinkjer municipality, Nord-Trøndelag county at.
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History
The Steinkjer area has been populated since the Stone Age, as shown by the Bølareinen rock carving, which depicts an almost life-sized reindeer and a bear. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for There are other rock carvings in the area as well, as in Bardal, the oldest up to 6,000 years old (1). Norway is a region in Norway, comprising the two Trøndelag-counties Nord- and Sør-Trøndelag as well as parts of the Nordland and Møre og Romsdal
The Steinkjer area was one of the strongest powerbases in early Viking age. Viking Age is the term denoting the years from about 700 to 1066 in European history. Mære was one of the best known Norse religious places with sacrifices and seasonal gatherings (No: Hov) before Christianity came to Norway. Mære is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer, Norway. Its population (2005 is 469 Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
Steinkjer has survived two major disasters in modern history. The first was a town-wide fire in the year 1900, which burned down much of the southern parts of the town. The second disaster happened on April 21, 1940, when the town was struck by Heinkel He 111 bombers during World War II, being bombed by the Luftwaffe. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.
This attack destroyed a large part of Steinkjer, and many priceless historical buildings were lost, such as Steinkjer Cross-church. A large part of Steinkjer's history was ruined by this attack.
The town was however quickly rebuilt after 1945 with much aid from the USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Much of the architecture of modern Steinkjer originates from the 1950s and 1960s with functionalism architecture inspired style, not as esthetically as the previous art nouveau style found in cities like Trondheim and Ålesund. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. is a city and municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Some historical buildings of Steinkjer survived the bombing, like the train station and town college. These buildings are based upon a neo-classic architectural style (art nouveau), known as Jugendstil. Art Nouveau ( nu vo anglicised /ˈɑːt nuːvəu/ ( French for 'new art' also known as Jugendstil ( German for 'youth style' is an international A good example is the railroad station (Jernbanestasjonen) and the college building (administration building for HiNT, the County College of Nord-Trøndelag or Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag).
Toponymy
The town is named after the old farm Steinkjer (Old Norse: Steinker), since it is built on its ground. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The first element is steinn, (m) 'stone, rock'. In Linguistics, grammatical genders, sometimes also called Noun classes are classes of nouns reflected in the behavior of associated words every noun must belong The last element is ker, (n) 'barrier made for catching fish'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1957. It shows a star with six points (to represent Steinkjer as a meeting point for six roads). A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth
Geography
Steinkjer is the urban centre of the municipality Steinkjer kommune and the administrative centre of the county of Nord-Trøndelag. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål Steinkjer is located at the head of Beitstadfjorden, the northern branch of the Trondheimsfjord system. Trondheimsfjord ( Trondheimsfjorden) an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway 's third longest Fjord, 130 km long To the west, the muncipiality borders the more mountainous Verran muncipiality. Verran is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. To the east is Sweden, 60 km from Steinkjer. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. To the north are the Snåsa and Namdalseid municipalities, and to the south are the Inderøy and Verdal muncipialities. Snåsa ( Southern Sami: Snåase is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Namdalseid is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Inderøy is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Verdal is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.
Situated 60 km inland from the coast, Steinkjer is actually still connected to the ocean (Atlantic) through the narrow strait of Skarnsundet, some 25 km south of Steinkjer. A strait is a narrow navigable Channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water The longest cable-stayed bridge in Norway, Skarnsundsbrua, crosses Skarsundet (total length of 1,010 metres). A Large ships pass through Skarnsundet and this allows tourists to visit this town by ship. Each year ferries from Hurtigruten make trips to the cruise port of Steinkjer, more than 130 km of travel through the fjord system. Hurtigruten or Hurtigruta (literally "Express Route" but sometimes referred to as Norwegian Coastal Express in English is a Norwegian Passenger The landscape is dotted with wavy hills and dense spruce forests, as well as agricultural fields in the lowland areas. Spruce refers to Trees of the genus Picea, a genus of about 35 species of Coniferous Evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae
Steinkjer lies by road 120 km north of Trondheim following European route E6. E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg The area south and east of Trondheimsfjorden between (and including) Trondheim and Steinkjer has a population of about 270,000. Trondheimsfjord ( Trondheimsfjorden) an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway 's third longest Fjord, 130 km long
The town is situated on the Nordlandsbanen railway line from Trondheim, and is served by Steinkjer Station. Steinkjer Station is a Railway station located in the town of Steinkjer, Norway and is located on the railway line Nordlandsbanen.
Birdlife
Steinkjer, with its varied habitats, provides the local birdlife with some of the best localities within the region. One of these is Lake Lømsen with its breeding population of Slavonian Grebe. The surrounding woodlands and farmlands hold a host of the commoner Scandinavian species, some, like Fieldfare and Redwing, can be found in good numbers. The Fieldfare ( Turdus pilaris) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae The Redwing ( Turdus iliacus) is a Bird in the thrush family Turdidae native to Europe and Asia, slightly smaller than the related
Natural resources
Steinkjer is one of Norway’s larger urban municipalities measured by total area. Approximately half the population live near the town center, while the rest live in rural areas. Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time However, much of the town is today in the process of urbanization, with the building of several apartment blocks in or within the immediate vicinity of the town. Urbanizationn (also spelled urbanisation) is the physical growth of Urban areas into rural or natural land as a result of population in-migration to an existing Currently, about 500 apartments are being finished.
Steinkjer is one of the northernmost areas with rich agriculture, allowing large production of grain. It is obvious from the landscape that Steinkjer is a typical agricultural municipality. In addition, there are large forest resources in the immediate area. The tallest buildings in Steinkjer are two 40-metre tall grain silos, visible several kilometres south of Steinkjer and today mark the skyline, especially when viewed from the south. A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in Agriculture to store grain (see Grain elevators or fermented feed A skyline is best described as the overall or partial view of a Silhouette of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many Skyscrapers Kirknesvaag Sag & Høvleri is a large wood mill and industry park producing wood planks and treehouse module components. Almost half of the inner town area consists of the large industrial park for wood products. Most of the ship traffic is related to transportion of the vast forest resources present in Nord-Trøndelag such as timber and cellulose. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Cellulose is an Organic compound with the formula, a Polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β(1→4 An important tree species is Norway Spruce. Norway Spruce ( Picea abies) is a species of Spruce native to Europe.
Forests and other habitats
The municipality of Steinkjer includes lowland forests, alpine forests as well as areas above the treeline. Byahalla,[1] the most northerly deciduous temperate forest (hemiboreal) location in the world, with species such as Wych Elm, Hazel, Hepatica, Hedge Woundwort and Garlic Mustard, is located in Steinkjer, probably due to the sheltered south facing location and the good soil resulting from marine deposits. Hemiboreal means halfway between the temperate and subarctic (or Boreal) zones The Common Hazel ( Corylus avellana) is a species of Hazel native to Europe and western Asia, from the British Isles Hepatica is a Genus of Herbaceous Perennial plants belonging to the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Some moist locations with spruce forests are classified as boreal rainforests and are part of the Scandinavian coastal conifer forests. This Forest is one of the last remaining Conifer Rainforests in Europe ( No Kystgranskog) The shallow river estuaries in the inner part of Trondheimsfjord have some of the richest bird life in Norway; thousands of migratory birds feed here. [2] Part of Snåsavatnet, the 6th largest lake in Norway, is located in the municipality, and the river from the lake meets the fjord in Steinkjer. Snåsavatnet (Snåsa lake is Norway's 6th largest lake, with an area of approximately 120 km²
Climate
Further north from Steinkjer, geographical distances between cities grow. The temperate climate of Steinkjer also marks a border with the more harsh conditions typical of inland areas further north. Although the January average in Steinkjer is -5°C,[3] which is colder than coastal areas further north, Steinkjer is more sheltered and is the most northern town with a summer season warm and long enough to allow reliable cultivation of a range of vegetables and grain such as wheat. Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Steinkjer is therefore recognized as a "border town" between the more densely populated, warmer southern parts of Norway and the less populated, cooler northern parts. Steinkjer has observed temperatures above 32°C but also winter temperatures below -25°C.
Culture
Steinkjer also has a rich culture and hosts one of the most prominent music cultures in central Norway. Steinkjer is also labeled "Steinkjer Punkrock town" by some of its citizens. The music festival Steinkjer festivalen (or more correctly, SteinkjerFestivalen) was established in 2006. [4] Steinkjermartnan, held each year in August, is a happening where trading booths are staged in the town centre's streets and a traditional trade festival with concerts are held.
Steinkjer has the standard cultural facilities like a cinema, town library, culture house (in which many cultural events and concerts are held) and a modern swimming pool, Dampsaga Bad. The swimming pool has a 25 metres training pool plus heating pools, sauna, two learning pools for kids, and a large swim tube.
Education
Steinkjer houses the administration and Faculty of Society, Commerce and Nature of Nord-Trøndelag University College. Nord-Trøndelag University College ( Norwegian: Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag) or HiNT is a Norwegian University college located Important studies include the School of Forestry (Norwegian: Skogskolen). Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Historically, Steinkjer has produced a higher than average amount of University students. Only 25% of the students return to Steinkjer. A brain drain or human capital flight is a large emigration of individuals with technical skills or knowledge, normally due to conflict, lack of opportunity Steinkjer is therefore a muncipiality that produces many people with higher education (oppvekstkommune - students). In Norwegian, municipalities such as Steinkjer that produce many people with higher education who leave the municipality are known as oppvekstkommuner (English: lit. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States upbringing municipalities).
Famous residents
- Asbjørn Følling, first scientific description of Phenylketonuria (Følling's disease)
- Otto Sverdrup, explorer
- Jacob Weidemann, artist
- Kristoffer Uppdal, poet / writer
- Frederikke Marie Qvam, feminist
- Anders Bardal, Ski jumper
- Rune Flaten, artist
- Eldar Hagen, ateist og spellemann
- Silje Nergård, musician
References
External links
- Dampsaga Culture House - houses public library, concert hall and cinema of Steinkjer
- Steinkjer2007.no
- Steinkjer.net - recent news about commerce and business in Steinkjer
- Webcameras showing Steinkjer
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