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Trøndelag
Region (landsdel) of Norway (Norge)
Capital Trondheim
Area 41,260 km²
Population 412849 (01. Norway is divided into five major regions ( landsdeler) which consist of counties as follows Northern Norway Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. 01. 2008)
~ density 2. 66 inh. /km²
2 counties (fylker): Sør-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
Website Trøndelag.com

Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional is a county in the central Norwegian region called Trøndelag. is a county in the area Trøndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. (The districts of Nordmøre and Romsdal, and the municipality of Bindal, originally also was parts of Trøndelag - and the inhabitants there still speak dialects similar to Trøndersk. Nordmøre (North- Møre) is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. Romsdal is the name of a Valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal. Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland district in the extreme southwest of the county of Nordland Norway. Trøndersk or Trøndsk is the Norwegian dialect spoken in the region Trøndelag in Norway and in Frostviken in northern Jämtland ) The name, Trøndelag, consists of the tribal name Trønder and the word lag (law), meaning the "area of the law of the Trønders" (compare Danelaw). The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: The region is, together with Møre og Romsdal, part of a larger administrative division called Central Norway. is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. Central Norway (Midt-Norge ( Bokmål) Midt-Noreg ( Nynorsk) is an administrative division that includes the counties of Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag

Historically, Jämtland and Härjedalen have been a part of Trøndelag, which is why some refer to them as Øst-Trøndelag. or Jamtland (ˈjamtˌlanː in Jamtish) is a historical province or Landskap in the center of Sweden in Northern is a historical province or landskap in the centre of Sweden. Øst-Trøndelag ( Eastern Trøndelag) is an unofficial and Polemic name for the Swedish regions of Jämtland and Härjedalen which

A person from Trøndelag is called a Trønder. The largest city, unofficial capital of Trøndelag and also the first capital of Norway, is Trondheim (Sør-Trøndelag). (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The dialect spoken in the area is characterized by dropping out most vowel endings; see apocope. The Norwegian dialects are commonly divided into 5 main groups North Norwegian (nordnorsk Trøndelag Norwegian ( Trøndersk[http //www In Phonetics, a vowel is a Sound in spoken Language, such as English ah! or oh!, pronounced with an open Vocal tract

History

Further information: Rock carvings in Central Norway, Nøstvet and Lihult cultures, and Corded Ware culture

People have lived in this region for thousands of years. 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 Nøstvet culture (ca 6200 BC-3200 BC and the Lihult culture are two very similar Mesolithic cultures in Scandinavian prehistory derived from The Corded Ware culture, alternatively characterized as the Battle Axe culture or Single Grave culture is an enormous European Archaeological horizon that In the early iron-age Trøndelag was divided into several petty kingdoms called fylki. The Germanic Iron Age is the name given to the period AD 400 –A A petty kingdom is an independent realm recognizing no suzerain and controlling only a portion of the territory held by a particular ethnic group or nation The different fylki had a common law, and an early parliament or thing. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those See also Medieval Scandinavian laws A thing or ting ( Old Norse, Old English and Icelandic: þing; other modern It was called Frostating and was held at the Frosta-peninsula. When Norway was united as a kingdom ( 900 - 1030 AD the existing Lagtings were constituted as superior regional assemblies Frostating Frosta, the smallest municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. By some this is regarded as the first real democracy. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system

In the time after Håkon Grjotgardsson (838-900), Trøndelag was ruled by the Jarl of Lade. Earl was the Anglo-Saxon form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning " Chieftain " and referring especially to chieftains Lade is located in the eastern part of Trondheim, bordering the Trondheimsfjord. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Trondheimsfjord ( Trondheimsfjorden) an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway 's third longest Fjord, 130  km long The powerful Jarls of Lade continued to play a very significant political role in Norway up to 1030.

Jarls of Lade (Ladejarl) were:

Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim
Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim

Trøndelag was ceded to Sweden (together with Møre og Romsdal) in the Treaty of Roskilde (1658) and was ruled by Karl X Gustav until Denmark-Norway took it back two years later. Vinterdomenjpg|thumb|right|View from the Elgeseter bridge]] Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen considered the most significant church of Norway, is located in "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Danish city of Roskilde. Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death Denmark–Norway ( Danish: Danmark-Norge Norwegian: Danmark-Norge or Danmark-Noreg is the historiographical name for a former political entity union

The Swedes conscripted 2,000 men in Trøndelag, forcing young boys down to 15 years of age to join the Swedish armies fighting against Poland and Brandenburg. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority King Karl X Gustav was afraid that the Trønders would rise against their Swedish occupiers, and thought it wise to keep a large part of the men away. Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. Only about one third of the men ever returned to their homes; some of them were forced to settle in the then Swedish province of Estonia, as the Swedes thought it would be easier to rule the Trønders there,utilising the ancient maxim of divide and rule. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region In Politics and Sociology, divide and rule (derived from Latin divide et impera) (also known as divide and conquer) is a combination A major fraction of Trøndelag men were already in the Dano-Norwegian army, so the Swedish forced conscription emptied Trøndelag of males. The result was devastating; farms now were left without enough hands to harvest the fields, and famine struck the region, with hundreds of people starved to death. It took many years before Trøndelag recovered from its losses. This is known by some local Trøndelag historians as the genocide against the Trønders. Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group

In the winter of 1718-1719 General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt, led an attack on Trøndelag, with devastating result both for the people of the region and for the Carolingians. Friherre Carl Gustaf Armfeldt (born in Ingria November 9, 1666, died October 24, 1736 in Finland) was

The region was divided into two administrative counties in 1804.

Traditional Trøndelag house
Traditional Trøndelag house

Culture

The region's official theatre is Trøndelag Teater, in Trondheim. Trøndelag Teater is a large Theatre in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, in the Sør-Trøndelag County. At Stiklestad in Verdal a historical play, The Saint Olav Drama, has been played each year since 1954, depicting the last days of Saint Olaf . Stiklestad is a village in the municipality of Verdal, Norway. Verdal is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The Saint Olav Drama ( Spelet om Heilag Olav) is an outdoor theatre performance played every end of July in Stiklestad in Verdal, Norway

The region is popularly known for its moonshine homebrew, the karsk. Production Uses Usually large scale distillation is practiced for the purpose of making ethanol for drinking, yet it may also practiced for creating Biofuel Karsk is a Norwegian name for Coffee with added Liquor, usually Moonshine or Vodka (some will consider Moonshine exclusively The "national dish" of the region is sodd, sheep meat and meatballs in boiled stock. Sodd is a traditional Norwegian meal consisting of a Mutton Soup.

Jazz on a very high level is frequently heard in Trondheim; Trøndelag is also known for its local variety of rock music, often performed in local dialect, called "Trønder-Rock".

The Norwegian Grey Troender (Norwegian: Grå trøndersau) is an endangered breed of domesticated sheep that originated from Trøndelag in the late 1800s. The Norwegian Grey Troender (Grå trøndersau is an endangered breed of domesticated Sheep that originated from crossbreeding native Landrace sheep with the now extinct There are currently approximately 50 individual animals remaining and efforts are being made to revive the breed.

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