Tydal
Encyclopedia
Tydal is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county
, Norway
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås
. Other villages include Østby
, Gressli
, Aunet
, and Stugudalen
. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal.
The approximately 850 inhabitants in Tydal earn a living in farming, forestry
, energy
production, and tourism
. During Easter
, the number of people in Tydal increases by up to 5,000 people. Many people from Trondheim
celebrate their holidays in the 1,400 cabins located throughout the municipality of Tydal.
. The initial population of Tydal was 881. The municipal borders have not changed since then.
) is named after the Tya River
. The first element of the name Tydal comes from the Old Norse
: Þý, the old river name, which has no known meaning, and the last element (Old Norse: dalr) is means "valley
" or "dale
". The name was historically spelled Thidalen or Tydalen.
is from modern times; they were granted on 7 February 1997. It shows three gold Anthony's cross
es on a red background. This was chosen to represent a power line
and the letter T
, representing the name of the municipality and the importance of hydroelectric power generation in Tydal.
has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Tydal. It is part of the Deanery
(prosti) of Stjørdal and the Diocese of Nidaros
.
and Nea River
(together forming the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget
watershed) flow through Tydal on their way towards the Trondheimfjord. Tydal is situated about 260 metres (853 ft) above sea level
, and the highest mountain is 1762 metres (5,780.8 ft) tall.
In the southwest, the lake Nesjøen
lies just west of the Sylan
mountain range with the mountain Storsylen
. In the north, the Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park is home to the mountain Fongen
.
and Trondheim
, with Norwegian national road
705 as the most important road through Tydal. Trondheim Airport, Værnes
is one hour of driving away. There are daily bus connections to Trondheim, Værnes as well as to Røros
.
Sør-Trøndelag
- References :...
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...
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås
Ås, Sør-Trøndelag
Ås is a village and the administrative center for the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about southwest of the village of Østby. Most of the residents of Tydal live in or around Ås....
. Other villages include Østby
Østby, Sør-Trøndelag
Østby is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about northeast of the municipal center of Ås....
, Gressli
Gressli
Gressli is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about west of the municipal center of Ås and about west of Aunet.-History:...
, Aunet
Aunet
Aunet is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about west of the municipal center of Ås. The village is the location of Tydal Church, built in 1696....
, and Stugudalen
Stugudalen
Stugudalen is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the lake Stuggusjøen, about southeast of the municipal center of Ås and about south of the lake Nesjøen. The village is primarily a tourist area with many summer cabins near the...
. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal.
The approximately 850 inhabitants in Tydal earn a living in farming, forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
, energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
production, and tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
. During Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
, the number of people in Tydal increases by up to 5,000 people. Many people from 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...
celebrate their holidays in the 1,400 cabins located throughout the municipality of Tydal.
General information
The municipality of Tydal was established on 1 January 1901 when it was separated from the large municipality of SelbuSelbu
Selbu is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Tømra, and Vikvarvet.-General information:...
. The initial population of Tydal was 881. The municipal borders have not changed since then.
Name
The municipality (originally the parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
) is named after the Tya River
Tya (river)
The Tya is a river located in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The long river flows from the lake Stuggusjøen near Stugudalen and flows north to the village of Ås where it joins the Nea River. It is part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget river system....
. The first element of the name Tydal comes from the Old Norse
Old 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....
: Þý, the old river name, which has no known meaning, and the last element (Old Norse: dalr) is means "valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
" or "dale
Dale (origin)
A dale is an open valley. The name is used when describing the physical geography of an area. It is used most frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England, where the term "fell" commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale.The word dale comes from the Old...
". The name was historically spelled Thidalen or Tydalen.
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 7 February 1997. It shows three gold Anthony's cross
Cross of Tau
The Cross of Tau, named after the Greek letter it resembles, is suspected to have originated with the Egyptians. When a King was initiatied into the Egyptian mysteries a tau was placed against his lips. It has been a symbol to many cultures before Christianity, including a mention in the Old...
es on a red background. This was chosen to represent a power line
Electric power transmission
Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to Electrical substations located near demand centers...
and the letter T
T
T is the 20th letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet. It is the most commonly used consonant and the second most common letter in the English language.- History :Taw was the last letter of the Western Semitic and Hebrew alphabets...
, representing the name of the municipality and the importance of hydroelectric power generation in Tydal.
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 one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Tydal. It is part of the 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 :...
(prosti) of Stjørdal 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 | Year Built | Location of the Church |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tydal | Tydal kirke Tydal Church Tydal Church is a parish church in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Aunet, about west of the municipal center of Ås.... |
1696 | Aunet Aunet Aunet is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about west of the municipal center of Ås. The village is the location of Tydal Church, built in 1696.... |
| Stugudal kapell Stugudal Chapel Stugudal Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Stugudalen, about southeast of the municipal center of Ås.... |
1957 | Stugudalen Stugudalen Stugudalen is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the lake Stuggusjøen, about southeast of the municipal center of Ås and about south of the lake Nesjøen. The village is primarily a tourist area with many summer cabins near the... |
Geography
Tydal covers an area of 1330 square kilometres (513.5 sq mi). The rivers Tya RiverTya (river)
The Tya is a river located in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The long river flows from the lake Stuggusjøen near Stugudalen and flows north to the village of Ås where it joins the Nea River. It is part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget river system....
and Nea River
Nea River
The Nea River is an long river which runs through the municipalities of Tydal and Selbu in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Nea is a part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget watershed...
(together forming the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget
Nea-Nidelvvassdraget
Nea-Nidelvvassdraget is a watercourse in the municipalities of Tydal, Selbu, Klæbu, and Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The total area of the watershed is and it runs for about from the source in the Sylan mountains to its mouth in the Trondheimsfjorden...
watershed) flow through Tydal on their way towards the Trondheimfjord. Tydal is situated about 260 metres (853 ft) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
, and the highest mountain is 1762 metres (5,780.8 ft) tall.
In the southwest, the lake Nesjøen
Nesjøen
Nesjøen is an artificial lake in the Nea-Nidelv watershed which lies in the Sylan region of the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies about southeast of the municipal center of Ås and north of the village of Stugudalen...
lies just west of the Sylan
Sylan
Sylan , Sylarna , Bealjehkh is a mountain range on the border between Norway and Sweden, in the counties Sør-Trøndelag and Jämtland....
mountain range with the mountain Storsylen
Storsylen
Storsylen is the highest mountain in the Sylan mountain range. It is located in the municipality of Tydal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, less than west of the border with Sweden. The tall mountain lies about east of the lake Nesjøen...
. In the north, the Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park is home to the mountain Fongen
Fongen
Fongen is a mountain on the border of the municipalities of Selbu , Tydal , and Meråker in Norway...
.
Transportation
Tydal is halfway between RørosRøros
is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....
and 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...
, with Norwegian national road
Norwegian national road
Norwegian national road , are roads thus categorized by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration which also maintains them...
705 as the most important road through Tydal. Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Trondheim Airport, Værnes is an international airport located in Stjørdal, east of Trondheim, Norway. Operated by the state-owned Avinor, it shares facilities with Værnes Air Station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. In 2010, the airport had 3,521,734 passengers and 55,747 air movements,...
is one hour of driving away. There are daily bus connections to Trondheim, Værnes as well as to Røros
Røros
is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....
.
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...