Trøndelag

Trøndelag kommune Trööndelagen fylhkentjïelte
Municipality
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Trøndelag kommune Trøndelag within Trøndelag Trøndelag kommune Trøndelag kommune (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°25′37″N 10°23′35″E
Country	Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Central Norway
Established	1 Jan 2018
Administrative centre	Steinkjer
Government
• Mayor (2018)	Frank Jenssen
Area
• Total	42,202 km2 (16,294 sq mi)
• Land	39,494 km2 (15,249 sq mi)
• Water	2,708 km2 (1,046 sq mi)  6.4%
• Rank	3 in Norway
Population  (2021)
• Total	471,124
• Rank	5 in Norway
• Density	11.9/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	9.6%
Demonym	Trønder
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-50
Official language form	Neutral
Preceded by	Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties
Data from Statistics Norway

Trøndelag is a county in Norway. In 1804, the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag and the counties were merged in 2018. The capital city is Steinkjer and the largest city is Trondheim.

Economy

Trøndelag county has reindeer herding, in 30 of 38 counties. Some of that is in the two municipalities of the Fosen peninsula.

Timber (trevareindustrien) stands for 8% of the economy.

Skifer, is a kind of rock, similar to slate. (Picture from another part of the country.)

Slate (a kind of rock), gets harvested; That kind is called oppdalskifer.

History of the economy: There is no more mining (as of the 2020s). However, mining in Røyrvik municipality, has been allowed to happen (since 2025 third quarter).