Facts about Trondheim
Trondheim is a city in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The city of Trondheim was established as a municipality January 1, 1838. The rural municipalities of Byneset, Leinstrand, Strinda and Tiller were merged with Trondheim on January 1, 1964. Although the region had been inhabited for thousands of years, the city of Trondheim was founded in 997. It was frequently used as the seat of the king. Trondheim was capital of Norway until 1217. In the Middle Ages, Trondheim was the site of several battles. Trondheim has experienced several major fires – the most devastating in 1651 and 1681. The 1651 fire destroyed 90% of the buildings in Trondheim. The 1681 fire led to a total reconstruction of the city. Trondheim is a Norwegian center of education, technical and medical research with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and SINTEF located in the city. As of 01.01.2008, With 165, 191 inhabitants, Trondheim is Norway's third largest municipality, as well as the centre of the fourth largest urban area, with a population of approximately 152,800. As of 2006, the Trondheim Region, a statistical metropolitan area, has a population of 246,751. Trondheim was named Kaupangen (English: the market place or trading place) by Viking King Olav Tryggvason in 997. Great fires ravaged the city in 1598, 1651, 1681, 1708, 1717 (two fires that year), 1742, 1788, 1841 and 1842. These were the worst cases of all fires. After the Treaty of Roskilde 26 February, 1658, Trondheim, and the rest of Trøndelag, became Swedish territory for a brief period, but the area was reconquered after 10 months. The conflict was finally settled by the Treaty of Copenhagen, 27 May, 1660. During World War II, Trondheim was occupied by Nazi Germany from April 9, 1940, the first day of the invasion of Norway, until the end of the war in Europe, May 8, 1945. The warmest temperature of Trondheim ever recorded is 35 °C on July 22, 1901. The coldest temperature of Trondheim ever recorded is -26.1 °C in February 1899. Kristiansten Fortress, built 1681–84, is located on a hill east in Trondheim. It repelled the invading Swedes in 1718, but was decommissioned in 1816 by Crown Prince Regent Charles John. |
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