Inderøy
Encyclopedia
Inderøy is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag
county
, Norway
. It is part of the Innherad
region
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen
. Other villages include Gangstadhaugen
, Hylla
, Kjerknesvågen
, Røra
, Sakshaug
, Sandvollan
, Småland, Utøy
, and Vangshylla
.
The municipality is primarily an agricultural community, but also has some industry. In 2011, there were 5,906 residents in Inderøy. This is a 1.9% increase over the last decade.
). On 1 January 1907, the eastern district of Røra
(population: 866) and the northern district of Sandvollan
(population: 732) were both separated from Inderøy to form municipalities of their own. This left Inderøy with 2,976 residents. On 1 January 1962, both districts were merged back into Inderøy. Prior to the merger, Inderøy had 3,194 residents, and after the merger there were 4,947 residents.
form of the name: Eynni iðri, meaning is "the inner island", probably referring to the peninsula which sticks out into the fjord. Neighboring Ytterøy
, meaning "the outer island", is similarly named.
is from modern times; they were granted on 5 October 1984. The arms show four gold-colored European plaice
on a red background. This fish was once plentiful and was one of the main sources of income for the area until around 1940.
has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Inderøy. It is part of the Nord-Innherad deanery
and the Diocese of Nidaros
.
During the Middle Ages Inderøy was called Eynni iðri, meaning the inner island, which is still the meaning of the word Inderøy. Saurshaug (now Sakshaug
) was an important political centre until the 20th century. In the Middle Ages
it was the centre of the county Øynafylket, also including Beitstad
and Verran
. The Sakshaug Old Church was opened by Archbishop Eysteinn Erlendsson
in 1184 and was the county church. Many of the construction techniques used in the archbishop's cathedral Nidarosdomen in Trondheim
were experimented with on Sakshaug Old Church. Also the village of Sandvollan
has a church from the Middle Ages, Hustad Church
.
During the late Middle Ages and until the breakup of the union between Sweden and Norway
Inderøy was the seat of the Governor, Judge, and Tax Collector of Nordre Trondhjems amt
, thus it was the county capital of what now is known as Nord-Trøndelag
. The district court
for central Nord-Trøndelag is still named after Inderøy.
The administrative centre of Inderøy is Straumen
where most of the commercial services are based. Municipal services are located about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) to the north, at Sakshaug
. There are five boroughs in Inderøy: Kjerknesvågen
, Røra
, Sandvollan
, Sakshaug
, and Utøy
. Each has its own primary school and community centre.
Inderøy is part of the Diocese of Nidaros
, Inderøy District Court
, and Frostating Court of Appeal
.
(Sp) won a majority in the municipal council and Ole Tronstad (Sp) was elected Mayor
while Ida Stuberg (Sp) was elected Deputy Mayor.
Inderøy is primarily an agricultural area. Most of the municipality is cultivated, with grass and grains being the most common crops, but strawberries
are also common. Most farmers also have forests. All dominant industry is oriented around agriculture, with factories producing distillery products (Sundnes Brenneri
), animal feed, flat bread, jam, and juice (Røra Fabrikker
), chickens, and other meat products. In addition there are numerous farms who manufacture their own produce and sell it on the farm.
There are also a number of service institutions in Inderøy, including stores, public services, and schools (including Utøy School
). Quite a lot of people work in the neighboring municipalities of Levanger
, Steinkjer
, and Verdal
—Inderøy being a suburb
of those.
in the inner sections of the Trondheimsfjord
, bordering the municipalities of Levanger
, Mosvik
, Steinkjer
, Verdal
, and Verran
. The Skarnsund
lies at the southern end of the Inderøy peninsula, and it connects the main Trondheimsfjord
with the inner Beitstadfjord.
is served hourly or more often by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail. European Route E6
also runs through Røra. It connects to Norwegian National Road 755
that runs through Sakshaug and onwards to Utøy and Mosvik
. At Straumen, the road crosses the preserved Straumen Bridge and on the Inderøy–Mosvik border where it crosses the Skarnsund Bridge
. National Road 761 runs from Sakshaug north through Sandvollan before intersecting with E6 south of Steinkjer
. There is a limited bus service provided by TrønderBilene
.
There are a number of cultural activities in Inderøy. The Inderøy Upper Secondary School has a music, dance, and drama line, and the county's music service is also located in Straumen. Quite a number of local activities are oriented around culture, including the annual jazz
festival Soddjazz. There is also a gallery, Nils Aas Kunstverksted and numerous small artist workshops. The newspaper Inderøyningen
is published in Straumen and covers the municipality.
Most tourist attractions are connected to The Golden Detour. Among these are local farm
s and a distillery that sell locally produced foods and beverages, as well as artist workshops and a fishing
centre.
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is part of the Innherad
Innherad
Innherred or Innherad is a traditional district in Nord-Trøndelag county in the central part of Norway. It consists of the areas around the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord including the municipalities of Levanger, Frosta, Steinkjer, Verdal, Inderøy, Mosvik, and Verran. Sometimes the...
region
Districts of Norway
The country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords,...
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen
Straumen, Nord-Trøndelag
Straumen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about east of Sakshaug and about west of Røra and Hylla. The village has a population of 1,208. The population density of Straumen is ....
. Other villages include Gangstadhaugen
Gangstadhaugen
Gangstadhaugen or Gangstad is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about southeast of Breivika. The village has a population of 212. The population density of Gangstadhaugen is . Hustad Church is located about north of the village....
, Hylla
Hylla
Hylla is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. Hylla is located along the Trondheimsfjord, about south of Røra and about east of Straumen/Sakshaug. The village has a population of 397. The population density of Hylla is . The village is home to a large...
, Kjerknesvågen
Kjerknesvågen
Kjerknesvågen is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord on the northwestern shore of the Inderøy peninsula, about north of the village of Utøy....
, Røra
Røra
Røra is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Inderøy in the part of the municipality east of the Børgin fjord...
, Sakshaug
Sakshaug
Sakshaug is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northwest of the municipal center of Straumen and about northeast of Utøy. The village has a population of 201...
, Sandvollan
Sandvollan
Sandvollan is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the north part of the present-day municipality of Inderøy. It borders the Sparbu area of the municipality of Steinkjer and the Børgin fjord to the east, the Kjerknesvågen village area to the southwest, and the...
, Småland, Utøy
Utøy
Utøy or Utøya is a village area in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village sits about half way between Vangshylla and Sakshaug . Kjerknesvågen lies about to the north, and the Trondheimsfjord lies just to the south...
, and Vangshylla
Vangshylla
Vangshylla is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the southwest end of the Inderøy peninsula in the Utøy area, surrounded on two sides by the Trondheimsfjord. It sits at the southern end of the Skarnsund strait. Until 1991, when the...
.
The municipality is primarily an agricultural community, but also has some industry. In 2011, there were 5,906 residents in Inderøy. This is a 1.9% increase over the last decade.
General information
Inderøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistriktFormannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
). On 1 January 1907, the eastern district of Røra
Røra
Røra is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Inderøy in the part of the municipality east of the Børgin fjord...
(population: 866) and the northern district of Sandvollan
Sandvollan
Sandvollan is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the north part of the present-day municipality of Inderøy. It borders the Sparbu area of the municipality of Steinkjer and the Børgin fjord to the east, the Kjerknesvågen village area to the southwest, and the...
(population: 732) were both separated from Inderøy to form municipalities of their own. This left Inderøy with 2,976 residents. On 1 January 1962, both districts were merged back into Inderøy. Prior to the merger, Inderøy had 3,194 residents, and after the merger there were 4,947 residents.
Name
The municipality is named Inderøy (historically spelled Inderøen) which comes from the Old NorseOld Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
form of the name: Eynni iðri, meaning is "the inner island", probably referring to the peninsula which sticks out into the fjord. Neighboring Ytterøy
Ytterøy
Ytterøy is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It originally encompassed the island of Ytterøya and parts of the mainland to the northwest of the island on the west side of the Trondheimsfjord. The island is located in the present-day municipality of Levanger which is located...
, meaning "the outer island", is similarly named.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is from modern times; they were granted on 5 October 1984. The arms show four gold-colored European plaice
European plaice
The European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa, is a commercially important flatfish.- Distribution and habitat :The geographical range of the European plaice is off all coasts from the Barents Sea to the Mediterranean, also in the Northeast Atlantic and along Greenland...
on a red background. This fish was once plentiful and was one of the main sources of income for the area until around 1940.
Churches
The Church of NorwayChurch of Norway
The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...
has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Inderøy. It is part of the Nord-Innherad deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
and the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
.
| Parish (Sokn) | Church Name | Location of the Church | Year Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inderøy | Sakshaug Church Sakshaug Church Sakshaug Church is a parish church in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sakshaug. The church is part of the Inderøy parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.... |
Straumen Straumen, Nord-Trøndelag Straumen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about east of Sakshaug and about west of Røra and Hylla. The village has a population of 1,208. The population density of Straumen is .... |
1871 |
| Sakshaug gamle Church Sakshaug gamle Church Sakshaug "Old" Church is a preserved parish church in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sakshaug. The church is part of the Inderøy parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.... |
Sakshaug Sakshaug Sakshaug is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northwest of the municipal center of Straumen and about northeast of Utøy. The village has a population of 201... |
c. 1150 | |
| Røra | Salberg Church Salberg Church Salberg Church is a parish church in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røra, between the Nordlandsbanen railway line and the European route E6 highway. The village of Hylla lies just to the southwest of the church. The church is part... |
Røra Røra Røra is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Inderøy in the part of the municipality east of the Børgin fjord... |
1715 |
| Sandvollan | Heggstad Church Heggstad Church Heggstad Church is a parish church in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sandvollan. The church is part of the Sandvollan parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was designed by architect... |
Sandvollan Sandvollan Sandvollan is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the north part of the present-day municipality of Inderøy. It borders the Sparbu area of the municipality of Steinkjer and the Børgin fjord to the east, the Kjerknesvågen village area to the southwest, and the... |
1887 |
| Hustad Church Hustad Church Hustad Church is a preserved former parish church in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Gangstadhaugen. The church is part of the Sandvollan parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros... |
Gangstad | c. 1150 |
History
Sakshaug
Sakshaug is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northwest of the municipal center of Straumen and about northeast of Utøy. The village has a population of 201...
) was an important political centre until the 20th century. In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
it was the centre of the county Øynafylket, also including Beitstad
Beitstad
Beitstad is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Beitstad is located at the end of the Beitstadfjorden at the inner end of the Trondheimsfjord, about southwest of Vellamelen. It is a typical farming village that stretches from the bay and into the...
and Verran
Verran
Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm...
. The Sakshaug Old Church was opened by Archbishop Eysteinn Erlendsson
Eysteinn Erlendsson
Eysteinn Erlendsson was Archbishop of Nidaros from 1161 to his death in 1188.-Background:...
in 1184 and was the county church. Many of the construction techniques used in the archbishop's cathedral Nidarosdomen in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
were experimented with on Sakshaug Old Church. Also the village of Sandvollan
Sandvollan
Sandvollan is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the north part of the present-day municipality of Inderøy. It borders the Sparbu area of the municipality of Steinkjer and the Børgin fjord to the east, the Kjerknesvågen village area to the southwest, and the...
has a church from the Middle Ages, Hustad Church
Hustad Church
Hustad Church is a preserved former parish church in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Gangstadhaugen. The church is part of the Sandvollan parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros...
.
During the late Middle Ages and until the breakup of the union between Sweden and Norway
Union between Sweden and Norway
The Union between Sweden and Norway , officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, consisted of present-day Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union....
Inderøy was the seat of the Governor, Judge, and Tax Collector of Nordre Trondhjems amt
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
, thus it was the county capital of what now is known as Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
. The district court
Inderøy District Court
Inderøy District Court was a district court serving the municipalities of Steinkjer, Inderøy, Snåsa, Mosvik, Verran, and Namdalseid in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was a court of first instance and cases decided here could be appealed to the Frostating Court of Appeal...
for central Nord-Trøndelag is still named after Inderøy.
Government
Straumen, Nord-Trøndelag
Straumen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about east of Sakshaug and about west of Røra and Hylla. The village has a population of 1,208. The population density of Straumen is ....
where most of the commercial services are based. Municipal services are located about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) to the north, at Sakshaug
Sakshaug
Sakshaug is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northwest of the municipal center of Straumen and about northeast of Utøy. The village has a population of 201...
. There are five boroughs in Inderøy: Kjerknesvågen
Kjerknesvågen
Kjerknesvågen is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord on the northwestern shore of the Inderøy peninsula, about north of the village of Utøy....
, Røra
Røra
Røra is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Inderøy in the part of the municipality east of the Børgin fjord...
, Sandvollan
Sandvollan
Sandvollan is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the north part of the present-day municipality of Inderøy. It borders the Sparbu area of the municipality of Steinkjer and the Børgin fjord to the east, the Kjerknesvågen village area to the southwest, and the...
, Sakshaug
Sakshaug
Sakshaug is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northwest of the municipal center of Straumen and about northeast of Utøy. The village has a population of 201...
, and Utøy
Utøy
Utøy or Utøya is a village area in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village sits about half way between Vangshylla and Sakshaug . Kjerknesvågen lies about to the north, and the Trondheimsfjord lies just to the south...
. Each has its own primary school and community centre.
Inderøy is part of the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
, Inderøy District Court
Inderøy District Court
Inderøy District Court was a district court serving the municipalities of Steinkjer, Inderøy, Snåsa, Mosvik, Verran, and Namdalseid in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was a court of first instance and cases decided here could be appealed to the Frostating Court of Appeal...
, and Frostating Court of Appeal
Frostating Court of Appeal
Frostating Court of Appeal is a court of appeal located in Trondheim, Norway. It serves as an appeal for the district courts in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal....
.
Municipal election 2007
After the 2007 municipal election the centre-right block led by the Centre PartyCentre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
(Sp) won a majority in the municipal council and Ole Tronstad (Sp) was elected Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
while Ida Stuberg (Sp) was elected Deputy Mayor.
Economy
Strawberry
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. Although it is commonly thought that strawberries get their name from straw being used as a mulch in cultivating the plants, the etymology of the word is uncertain. There...
are also common. Most farmers also have forests. All dominant industry is oriented around agriculture, with factories producing distillery products (Sundnes Brenneri
Sundnes Brenneri
Sundnes Brenneri is a Norwegian potato processing plant and distillery located in Inderøy. It produces akvavit, potato chips, potato starch flour and mashed potatoes. The plant was started in 1844, four years before private destilling was banned...
), animal feed, flat bread, jam, and juice (Røra Fabrikker
Røra Fabrikker
AS Røra Fabrikker is a Norwegian company that is located in Røra in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is a juice, jam, and processed agricultural product company that is a subsidiary of Coop NKL...
), chickens, and other meat products. In addition there are numerous farms who manufacture their own produce and sell it on the farm.
There are also a number of service institutions in Inderøy, including stores, public services, and schools (including Utøy School
Utøy School
Utøy School is a primary school serving the Utøy area in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The school offers first through seventh grades, as well as operating the Utøy Kindergarten for children from zero to six years. The school has 77 pupils and the kindergarten has...
). Quite a lot of people work in the neighboring municipalities of Levanger
Levanger
Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...
, Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
, and Verdal
Verdal
Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...
—Inderøy being a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of those.
Geography
Inderøy is located on a peninsulaPeninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
in the inner sections of the Trondheimsfjord
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...
, bordering the municipalities of Levanger
Levanger
Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...
, Mosvik
Mosvik
Mosvik is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mosvik...
, Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
, Verdal
Verdal
Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...
, and Verran
Verran
Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm...
. The Skarnsund
Skarnsund
Skarnsund or Skarnsundet is a strait in the Trondheimsfjord connecting the inner section, Beitstadfjord, with the outer section. The wide Skarnsund is located between two municipalities: Inderøy to the east and Mosvik to the west. On the Inderøy side of the strait is the village of Vangshylla and...
lies at the southern end of the Inderøy peninsula, and it connects the main Trondheimsfjord
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...
with the inner Beitstadfjord.
Transportation
The Nordland Line runs through Røra, and Røra StationRøra Station
Røra Station is a railway station located in the village of Røra in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located along the Nordlandsbanen railway line. The station serves the entire municipality of Inderøy, though there is no corresponding bus service...
is served hourly or more often by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail. European Route E6
European route E6
European route E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia...
also runs through Røra. It connects to Norwegian National Road 755
Norwegian National Road 755
Norwegian County Road 755 is a county road that runs from the village of Røra in Inderøy to the village of Vanvikan in Leksvik, all in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The road runs through the municipalities of Inderøy, Mosvik, and Leksvik...
that runs through Sakshaug and onwards to Utøy and Mosvik
Mosvik
Mosvik is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mosvik...
. At Straumen, the road crosses the preserved Straumen Bridge and on the Inderøy–Mosvik border where it crosses the Skarnsund Bridge
Skarnsund Bridge
Skarnsund Bridge is a long concrete cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Skarnsundet sound, in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. When finished in 1991, it replaced the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry and it gives the communities in Mosvik and Leksvik easier access to the central areas of Innherred...
. National Road 761 runs from Sakshaug north through Sandvollan before intersecting with E6 south of Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
. There is a limited bus service provided by TrønderBilene
TrønderBilene
TrønderBilene AS is a bus company operating in Trøndelag, Norway. As of 2009, it has 324 employees and 238 buses, and is owned by Torghatten ASA. The company operates both coach, bus, charter and school routes, as well as some truck and garage services. The areas of operation are Innherred,...
.
Culture
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
festival Soddjazz. There is also a gallery, Nils Aas Kunstverksted and numerous small artist workshops. The newspaper Inderøyningen
Inderøyningen
Inderøyningen is a local newspaper for the rural municipality of Inderøy in Norway. The newspaper has one weekly edition, on Fridays, with a circulation of 1,866...
is published in Straumen and covers the municipality.
Attractions
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
s and a distillery that sell locally produced foods and beverages, as well as artist workshops and a fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
centre.
Notable residents
- Nils AasNils AasNils Aas was a Norwegian sculptor. His art is featured in the public space in many parts of Norway, and he is represented with important works in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum.-Biography:Nils Sigurd Aas was born in Inderøy, in Nord-Trøndelag...
(1933–2004) artistArtistAn artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only... - Ingrid Bolsø BerdalIngrid Bolsø BerdalIngrid Bolsø Berdal is a Norwegian actress.-Biography:Berdal started studying music and singing in high school and after graduating she continued her music education at the University of Trondheim , studying jazz singing and improvisation for two years...
(born 1980) actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... - Inger Lise GjørvInger Lise GjørvInger Lise Gjørv was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.-Career:She was born in Oslo as the daughter of physician Sverre Strand and housewife Liv Alnæs . She enrolled as a student in 1957, and graduated with the cand.mag. degree in 1962 from the University of Oslo...
(1938–2009) politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and governor - Per Egil HeggePer Egil HeggePer Egil Hegge is a Norwegian journalist.He was born in Trondheim as a son of two teachers from Skatval. He started his career in the Norwegian News Agency, and was hired in Aftenposten in 1962 and remained there for the rest of his career...
(born 1940) journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
; former editor of AftenpostenAftenpostenAftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007... - Christian LedenChristian LedenChristian Leden was a Norwegian ethno-musicologist and composer. He was the first person to record film in the northern Arctic.-Early years:...
(1882–1957) Arctic explorer, scientist and composer - Håkon LøkenHåkon LøkenHåkon Løken was a Norwegian jurist, journalist, newspaper editor and non-fiction writer. He was a journalist for the newspaper Dagsposten from 1890 to 1902. He founded the newspaper Nidaros in 1902, and was its chief editor from 1902 to 1910. From 1910 to 1918 he served as a public...
(1859–1823) journalist and lawyerLawyerA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political... - Ole RichterOle RichterOle Jørgensen Richter was a Norwegian lawyer, politician, parliamentarian and Prime Minister of the Norwegian Government in Stockholm....
(1829–1888) lawyer, politician and prime ministerPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime... - Johannes B. WistJohannes B. WistJohannes B. Wist was an Norwegian American newspaper editor, journalist and author.-Biography:Born Johannes Racinus Benjaminsen, he was the son of Benjamin Johannessen Wist and Magdalene Arnoldusdatter Wist. He was born on the Sund farm in Inderøy parish in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He...
(1864–1923) Norwegian AmericanNorwegian AmericanNorwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...
journalist and author
External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics NorwayStatistics NorwayStatistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...
- The Golden Detour