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1702
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Nord-Trøndelag
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Innherad
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Steinkjer
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Per Sverre Rannem ( Ap )
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2005
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45
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1,564
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1,423
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048
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2004
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43
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20,451
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045
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14
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-13
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Neutral
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64 lat_min=3 lat_sec=29 lon_deg=11 lon_min=43 lon_sec=8
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32V utm_northing=7106342 utm_easting=0632689 geo_cat=adm2nd
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is the centre of its
Municipality Steinkjer Kommune and the administrative city of the
County of
Nord-Trøndelag ,
Norway . The city is located at the northern shores of the
Trondheimsfjord , in the
Beitstadfjord fjord, which is a smaller fjord in the fjord system of the Trondheimsfjord. Being over 50 km from the coast, Steinkjer is actually connected to the ocean through the narrow straight of
Skarnsundet , which is situated between the
Trondheimsfjord and the
Beitstadsfjord . One of the longest
Suspension Bridge s in Norway and the rest of world,
Skarnsundsbrua , crosses it (total length of 1010 metres). Large ships can rather easily pass Skarnsundet and this allows tourists to visit Steinkjer by ship.
Steinkjer has survived two major disasters in modern history. The first major incident was a city-wide fire in the year 1905 which burned much of the central parts of the city down. The second major incident happened on April 20th, 1940, when
Luftwaffe bombed most of the city to the ground with air bombers like
Heinkel 111 . The city was quickly rebuilt after the war ended and much of the architecture of today's Norway originates from the 1950s and 1960s with
Functionalism inspired style. Some important buildings of Steinkjer survived the bombardment of 20th of April, 1940, like the train station and city college. These buildings are based upon a classic architecture inspired from Switzerland.
Steinkjer is as mentioned Nord-Trøndelag’s county (city) center and houses the county authorities and institutions like Fylkets hus. Steinkjer lies by the main road about 120 km north of
Trondheim (following
European Route E6 ).
Steinkjer Kommune has a rich, beautiful and varied vegetation, stretching from the fjord to the mountains. It is obvious from the landscape that Steinkjer is a typical agricultural municipality. In addition, there are large forest resources in the immediate area. The tallest buildings in Steinkjer aretwo 50 metres tall grain silos, which
are visible many kilometres from Steinkjer and today marks the skyline, especially when viewed from south. ''Kirknesvaag Sag & Høvleri'' is a large wood mill and industry park producing wood planks and treehouse module components. Almost half of the inner city area consists of this large industrial park for wood products.
Steinkjer is one of Norway’s larger urban municipalities measured by area. Approximately half of the population live near the town center, while the rest of the population lives in
Rural areas. Much of the city is however today in the process of
Urbanization , with the building of several apartment blocks in or within the immediate vicinity of the city.
Steinkjer is easily accessible by boat, road and train.
European Route E6 and the
Railway Line goes through the town, and it takes around 90 minutes by car or train to get to
Trondheim Airport with
Trønderbanen (
NSB ).
Further north from Steinkjer, geographical distances between cities grow. The temperate, milde climate of Steinkjer marks also a border with the more harse conditions resident in the parts of Norway further North. Steinkjer is therefore recognized as a "border town" between the more densely populated, warmer southern parts of Norway, towards the less populated, colder norther parts.
Steinkjer also has a rich culture and host one of the most prominent music cultures in central norway. Steinkjer is also labeled "Steinkjer Punkrock City" by its most eager citizens.
The city will mark its 150 years anniversment in 2007.
