Trondheim
In the year 997 King Olav Tryggvason founded the town on the delta where the river Nið wound its way into the fjord. In 1030 the christian King Olav Haraldson, fighting an army worshiping Odin and Thor, fell on Stiklestad and the body was brought to the town. The year after he was declared holy and from then on until the Lutheran Reformation in 1537 pilgrims came from Catholic Europe to the grave and the Cathedral above it. The town was then known as Niðaróss, "Nið's Mouth". During the 1300s the name changed to Trondhiem, and at some time Nið got the 'river' suffix and became Nidelva (or Nidelven in Danish-Norwegian lingo). After an interlude 1930–31 with the name 'Nidaros', the town's name has been Trondheim as decided by the country's elected parliament (Stortinget). Now the population of the municipality is about 160,000. This includes some rural areas around the town, but not all 30,000 students living here temporarily.
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There is still a brewery in Trondheim, founded in 1856. Skål, my friends!

The Trondheim Rose may seve better as a Trondheim logo. Click on it, and you'll be transferred to the English version of Trondheim's official website.

Getting even more serious, this is Trondheim's coat of arms, of ancient origin (thirteenth century) and rather elaborate by present standards.

Trondheim's millennium anniversary postage stamp – 1997.
Another theme page from Trondheim (Springtime section) is
showing a picture series from the town square 17 May 2004
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This page was changed 2008-02-12
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