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The city and municipality Trondheim in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, has 154,351 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004, and an area of 341 km². A large number of registered students, 29203 (as of 2003), also reside in the city; students are typically registered in their home towns/ municipalities. Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway, located in the geographical centre of the country. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is located here. The local newspaper is Adresseavisen, the oldest active newspaper in Norway (established 1767).1 History
Trondheim was founded as Nidaros by Viking King Olav Tryggvason in 997 A.D. In the beginning it was the seat of the King, and therefore, for a time, the capital of Norway. Leif Ericson lived in Trondheim around 1000Events World Population 300 million. Gunpowder invented in China. Scandinavia, Iceland and Hungary Christianized. Stephen I becomes King of Hungary. Sancho III of Navarre becomes King Aragon, Navarre, and Castile. Leif Ericson lands in North America, call A.D. as a member of the Praetorian guard (called "hird" in Viking age Norwegian) around King Olaf Tryggvason. A statue of Leif, donated by the "Leif Ericsson Society" in SeattleSeattle is the largest city in the U. state of Washington, and in the U. Pacific Northwest, with a total estimated population of 569,101 as of 2003. It is situated between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 108 miles (180 km) south of the Canadian bor, is located at the seaside, close to the old Customs Building, the cruise ship facilities and the new swimming Hall. The statue is a replica, the original being located at a Seattle marina.
Trondheim is located at the mouth of the river NidelvenRiver in the Trondelag Region, Norway. It starts by Nedalsjoen (Nedal Lake) and runs trough the city of Trondheim before reaching Trondheimsfjorden, or the Trondheim Fjord. Nidelven also has its very own song, "Nidelven Stille Og Vakker Du Er". http://www, due to the favorable harbour and sheltered condition. The river used to be deep enough for most boats in the middle ages. An avalanche of mud and stones partly ruined these favorable harbour-conditions in the mid 17th century.
The city has experienced several fires. Since its old parts are mainly build out of wood, this has led to severe damage every time. Infamous fires ravaged the city in 1598, 1651, 1681, 1708, 1717 (two fires that year), 1742, 1788, 1841, and 1842. It must be noted that these are only the worst cases. The 1651 fire destroyed 90% of all buildings within the city limits. The fire in 1681 (the "Horneman Fire") led to an almost total reconstruction of the city, overseen by General Johan Caspar von Cicignon (originally from LuxembourgThe Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (also Luxemburg is a landlocked state in the north-west of the continental European Union, bordered by France, Germany and Belgium. Grand-Duche de LuxembourgGrossherzogtum LuxemburgGroussherzogtum (Grand-Duche) Letzebuerg ( I). Broad boulevards like Munkegaten were made, with no regard for property rights, in order to stop the next fire. This gave the sleepy provincial town of roughly 8000 inhabitants a certain flair.
2 Nidaros Cathedral
Two of Norway's greatest tourist attractions are the Nidaros CathedralThe Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen), considered the most significant church of Norway, is located in Trondheim. It was the cathedral of the Norwegian archdiocese, etablished in 1152. Since the Reformation, it has been the cathedral of the lutheran bishop and Archbishop's Palace . They are located side by side, in the middle of historic Trondheim. The large gothic cathedral, built from 1070For alternate uses, see Number 1070. Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. Lanfranc, an Italian lawyer, becomes William's formidable Archbishop of Canterbury. Central Asian poet Yusuf Balasagun completed Kutadgu Bi on, was Northern Europe's most important Christian pilgrimageA pilgrimage is a journey by a religious person to a place that is sacred according to his or her religion. Pilgrimage in Hinduism There are several holy places with great significance to Hindus. Some of these (in India) include: Badrinath Kedarnath Gango site during the middle ages, with pilgrimage roads via OsloOslo is the capital city of Norway, and has 518,929 inhabitants, which is 11. 4% of the total population in Norway. The conurbation extends into the surrounding county of Akershus and has a population of 801,028 (Jan. The urban municipality bykommune of O in southern Norway, and via the Jämtland and Värmland regions of neighbouring Sweden.
Traditionally, the Nidaros Cathedral has hosted the country's coronation ceremonies, where the heir to the throne is officially announced as the nation's new king following the death of the previous monarch. Starting with King Olav V in 1957, however, coronation was replaced by anointing. In 1991, present King Harald V and Queen Sonja were anointed in the cathedral.
