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Sør-Trøndelag fylke, Norway
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. The county is separated into a northern and southern part by Trondheimsfjorden. Slightly over 200 000 of the population lives in Trondheim and its suburbs. The Norwegian dialect of the region is Trøndersk.
The broad and long Trondheimsfjord is at the center of this county, although the coastal areas stretch somewhat further north. The mountain ranges Dovrefjell and Trollheimen are located in the south, while the Fosen peninsula is located north of the fjord. Several of the best salmon rivers in Europe are located in the county, the largest and most famous being Gaula and Orkla. Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Forollhogna National Park, Skarvan og Roltdalen National Park and Femundsmarka National Park are located, or partly located, in the county.
Sør-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
Major Cities and Towns
- Trondheim
- Ranheim
- Roberget
- Olden
- Røros
- Malvik
- Melhus
- Hommelvik
- Oppdal
- Brekkstad
Colleges and Universities
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet) - Trondheim
- Sør-Trøndelag University College (STCU) (Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag), Trondheim
- Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education (Dronning Mauds Minne Høgskole for førskolelærerutdanning) - Trondheim
- Trondheim Business School (Avdeling Trondheim økonomiske høgskole), Trondheim
Videos of Sør-Trøndelag
- The City of Trondheim, Norway : Scenes of the ancient and modern city of Trondheim set to classical music. Filmed in the summer of 2002, this high quality video showcases many of the architectural attractions and provides an inside view of the Nideros Cathedral and it's beautiful and elaborate pipe organ playing in the background during the section on the church. (8 Min 15 Sec)
- Norway: The city of Trondheim: In 2006 we visited Trondheim, with the colored wooden houses beside the river Nidelva, the Old Town Bridge (in Norwegian Gamle Bybro), the Nidaros Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace, and many other scenes of this beautiful and ancient city. Set to the music of the band Kansas, "Dust in the Wind', this high quality video offers both still and video shorts of a memorable trip to Trondheim. (6 Min, 55 Sec)
