Inderøy

Inderøy is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Inderøy is located in the inner sections of the fjord of Trondheimsfjorden, bordering to Levanger, Mosvik, Steinkjer, Verdal and Verran. The municipality is primarily a farming community.

1 Coat-of-arms
2 History
3 Economic basis
4 Population
5 Community life
6 Key attractions
7 Famous residents
8 External links

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). It shows four fishes of European plaice (which used to be plentiful in the municipality).

[edit] History

Sakshaug Churches

During the Middle Ages Inderøy was called Eynni Idri, meaning the inner island, which is still the meaning of the word Inderøy. Saurstad (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 Eystein 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 break up 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 (Inderøy tingrett).

Inderøy was created as a separate municipality in the Norwegian municipal reform of 1837. In 1907 the municipality was divided into three, Inderøy, Røra and Sandvollan. The three were merged back in the municipal reform of 1962.

[edit] Economic basis

Muustrø Park, Inderøy

Inderøy is primarily an agricultural society. Most of the municipality is cultivated, with grass and grains being the most common crops, but also stawberries are common. Most farmers have forests. All dominant industry is oriented around agriculture, with factories producing distillery products, animal feed, flatbread, jam and juice, 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 schools, stores and public services. Quite a lot of people work in the neighbouring municipalities of Levanger, Steinkjer and Verdal, Inderøy being a subburb of those.

[edit] Population

As of January 1, 2006 there are 5 938 residents in Inderøy. The population has been quite stable for more than a decade, but there has been a slight increase from 2005.

[edit] Community life

Sakshaug, School and Administration Center

The centre of Inderøy is Straumen. Here the commercial services are provided, while the municipal services are located about one km to the north, at Venna (or 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.

There are a number of cultural activities in Inderøy. The senior secondary school has a music, dance and drama line, and the counties 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.

The municipal council is lead my mayor Svein Jørum from the Labour Party and vised by Margarth Halle from Socialist Left Party. The duo's parties have a majority in the council.

[edit] Key attractions

Most tourist attractions are connected to The Golden Detour. Among these are local farms and a distillery that sell locally produced foods and beverages, as well as artist workshops and a fishing centre.

[edit] Famous residents

Inger Lise Gjørv (1938-) - politician and governor
Per Egil Hegge (1940-) - journalist, editor of Aftenposten
Christian Léden (1882-1957) - scientist, arctic explorer and composer
Håkon Løken (1859-1823) - journalist and lawyer
Ole Richter (1829-1888) - lawyer, politician and prime minister
Nils Aas (1933-2004) - artist

[edit] External links

The Golden Detour

Municipalities of Nord-Trøndelag
Flatanger \| Fosnes \| Frosta \| Grong \| Høylandet \| Inderøy \| Leka \| Leksvik \| Levanger \| Lierne \| Meråker \| Mosvik \| Namdalseid \| Namsos \| Namsskogan \| Nærøy \| Overhalla \| Røyrvik \| Snåsa \| Steinkjer \| Stjørdal \| Verdal \| Verran \| Vikna