Trøndelag

Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region ( landskap, German "landscape" ) in Central Norway. It consists of the two provinces (county ) Sør -Trøndelag (25 municipalities ) (South - Trøndelag ) and Nord-Trøndelag (23 ) (North - Trøndelag ). Trøndelag is also one of the 5 parts of the country of Norway, and has an area of ​​41,271 km2. In the region of Trøndelag there are 48 municipalities and lived there in early July 2013, a total 437 700 people.

The name is derived from the root of the Trønder, their distribution also included Øst -Trøndelag (East - Trøndelag ) in the Swedish provinces of Jämtland, Härjedalen and Älvdalen. The suffix "- lag" stands for justice and organizations, so Trøndelag translated as " right field of Trönder " means.

A resident of Trøndelag is called trønder. The largest city and capital of the Trøndelag region is Trondheim in Sør -Trøndelag. This city was the first capital of Norway.

The Norwegian dialect ( Trøndersk ), which is spoken in Trøndelag, is characterized by the absence of the final vowels.

History

Trøndelag has been inhabited for thousands of years, as evidenced by carvings.

Major cities

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