Sparbu
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Sparbu is a village
and former municipality in Nord-Trondelag county, Norway
. It is located in the present-day municipality of Steinkjer
. The 0.54 square kilometres (133.4 acre) village has a population (2011) of 584. The population density
of Sparbu is 1081 PD/km2.
Sparbu sits along the European route E6
highway, and it is also the location of Sparbu Station
on the Nordlandsbanen
railway line. The village of Mære
lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north, the village of Røra
lies about 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the south, and the lake Leksdalsvatnet
lies about 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the east.
). The eastern district of Skei
(population: 1,441) was separated from Sparbu on 1 January 1885 to form a municipality of its own. This left Sparbu with 2,842 residents. On 1 January 1964, a major municipal merger took place: the municipalities of Sparbu, Ogndal
, Beitstad
, Egge
, Kvam
, and Stod
were all merged with the town of Steinkjer
to form the new municipality of Steinkjer. Prior to the merger, Sparbu had 4,027 inhabitants.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and former municipality in Nord-Trondelag county, 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 located in the present-day municipality 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...
. The 0.54 square kilometres (133.4 acre) village has a population (2011) of 584. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of Sparbu is 1081 PD/km2.
Sparbu sits along the 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...
highway, and it is also the location of Sparbu Station
Sparbu Station
Sparbu Station is a railway station located in the village of Sparbu in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Nordlandsbanen railway line and the station serves the Sparbu and Mære areas of Steinkjer...
on the Nordlandsbanen
Nordlandsbanen
The Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...
railway line. The village of Mære
Mære
Mære is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the European route E6 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line, about south of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Sparbu lies about south of Mære. Mære Church is located in this...
lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north, the village 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...
lies about 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the south, and the lake Leksdalsvatnet
Leksdalsvatnet
Leksdalvatnet is a lake in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway that lies in the municipalities of Steinkjer and Verdal. It is located south of the town of Steinkjer and northeast of the town of Verdalsøra, about east of the Trondheimsfjord...
lies about 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the east.
History
The parish of Sparbu 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...
). The eastern district of Skei
Ogndal
Ogndal is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the central and western part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. Starting in 1917, the administrative center of Ogndal was actually located in the town of Steinkjer...
(population: 1,441) was separated from Sparbu on 1 January 1885 to form a municipality of its own. This left Sparbu with 2,842 residents. On 1 January 1964, a major municipal merger took place: the municipalities of Sparbu, Ogndal
Ogndal
Ogndal is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the central and western part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. Starting in 1917, the administrative center of Ogndal was actually located in the town of Steinkjer...
, 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...
, Egge
Egge
Egge is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality is part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer, including the areas north of the town of Steinkjer, south of the lake Snåsavatnet, west of the lake Fossemvatnet, and east of Beitstad...
, Kvam
Kvam, Nord-Trøndelag
Kvam is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. The village is located along the northern shore of the lake Snåsavatnet along the European route E6 highway, about northeast of Følling. ...
, and Stod
Stod, Norway
Stod is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality originally encompassed the northern part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer, stretching from the town of Steinkjer along the lake Snåsavatnet to the municipal border with Snåsa. The old municipality...
were all merged with the town 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...
to form the new municipality of Steinkjer. Prior to the merger, Sparbu had 4,027 inhabitants.
Notable residents
- Jarle BenumJarle BenumJarle Benum is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag during the terms 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977....
, Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Liberal Party - Torgeir Brandtzaeg, Norwegian ski jumper
- Karl Morten EekKarl Morten EekKarl Morten Eek is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Norwegian team FK Bodø/Glimt.He started his career in Sparbu IL. He made his senior in May 2005, for Steinkjer FK. He attracted the interest of both Molde FK and Rosenborg BK, but joined FK Bodø/Glimt ahead of the 2009 season...
, Norwegian football player - Rune ErtsåsRune ErtsåsRune Ertsås is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Vejle.-Career:The young Norwegian striker was bought by Molde from Steinkjer in 2006. Ertsås was loaned out from Molde loaned to Sandefjord in the first half of the 2010-season, and scored the match-winning goal when Sandefjord won 2-1 against...
, Norwegian football player - Mona JuulMona JuulMona Juul is an official in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former politician for the Labour Party.She hailed from Sparbu, and was educated in political science. Along with her husband Terje Rød-Larsen she played a key role in the Oslo Accords...
, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorwegian Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway...
and former politician for the Norwegian Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... - Peder E. VorumPeder E. VorumPeder Edvard Vorum was Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party and Nasjonal Samling.He was born at Steinnes in Sparbu as a son of farmers Christoffer Olsen Vorum and Karoline Elvine Ertsaas . He attended Ogndal Folk High School from 1901 to 1902, and graduated from Levanger...
, Norwegian educator and politician for the Norwegian Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... - Hans YstgaardHans YstgaardHans Ystgaard was the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture from 1935–1945....
, farmer and politician with the Norwegian Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....