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Facts about Steinkjer

Facts about Steinkjer. Population: 21.392 (01.01.13) Area: 1564.2 square kilometers Celebrated 150 years as a city in 2007 Mayor: Bjørn Arild Gram, Sp (the Center Party) Assistant Mayor: Grete Bækken Mollan, Ap (the Labour Party)

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Facts about Steinkjer

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  1. Facts about Steinkjer • Population: 21.392 (01.01.13) • Area: 1564.2 square kilometers • Celebrated 150 years as a city in 2007 • Mayor: Bjørn Arild Gram, Sp (the Center Party) • Assistant Mayor: Grete Bækken Mollan, Ap (the Labour Party) • The county’s main city/location of the public administration offices • One of Norway’s largest forest and agricultural communities • Trade center of North Trøndelag

  2. Steinkjer – in the middle of Norway • Neighboring communities: Snåsa, Namdalseid, Inderøy, Verdal, Verran, Overhalla and Namsos • An active small town with strong growth in the outlying rural areas • Both the E6 and the railway run through the center of town • The Coastal Route (Kystriksveien/Route 17) begins in Steinkjer and ends in Bodø to the north • Distances:88 km from the airport • 120 km from Trondheim • 250 km from Østersund, Sweden • 601 km from Bodø

  3. Steinkjer – in the middle of Norway

  4. Norway’s geographical midpoint • Norway’s geographic midpoint is located in the municipality of Steinkjer between Vakkerlifjellet and Skjækervatnet. • A nice hike starting from the road takes one to the midpoint which is on the way to the Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National Park.

  5. Norway’s second largestagricultural municipality • 580 businesses • First hand value of 485 million • Development of new products and farming methods • Processing within the niche and large-scale production • Utilization of uncultivated land resources • A rich cultural landscape

  6. Steinkjer - a growing municipality • Key businesses: • NTE (energy utility company owned by North Trøndelag County Council) • Nortura (Norway's leading supplier of meat and eggs) • Skanska husfabrikk (one of the world’s leadingconstruction groups) • NorskTransformator (manufacturer of transformers) • Inntre (one of Norway's largest exporters of building timber) • North Trøndelag University College (HiNT) • The district centre

  7. Schools and Institutes of Higher Learning • 10 public primary schools (grades 1-7) • 1 private primary school, the Steinkjer Montessori School • 2 lower secondary schools (grades 8-10) • The Steinkjer Center for Adult Learning • The Steinkjer School of Music and Performing Arts • Steinkjer Upper Secondary School • North Trøndelag University College (HiNT)

  8. Administration and Trade • County Governor – the government offices of the municipality • The County – County Government Offices • Regional District Court • The Norwegian Public Roads Association • Steinkjer’s Amfi Center – the largest shopping center north of Dovre • Many small and large commercial companies

  9. A Cultural Municipality • Art • Weidemann's stained glass windows in both the Steinkjer Church and the foyer of City Hall, as well as plans for an art gallery • The municipality provides annual support for the Jakob Weidemann Memorial Scholarship • Cultural heritage • Steinkjer’s many different types of cultural • heritage range from prehistoric times to the present rebuilt city

  10. Steinkjer Kommune - tema/tittel

  11. Campus Steinkjer • Steinkjer is in the process of becoming a regional sports center in part due to excellent collaboration between the public schools, recreational sports and local businesses. • The Gymnastics hall is both Norway and the Nordic region’s largest athletics center, with multiple handball courts, classrooms, training facilities etc..

  12. Steinkjer has arranged and hosted • The MGP (Melodi Grand Prix) semifinal • A wide variety of Norwegian winter and summer championship sports competitions • Landsskytterstevnet (Norway’s largest shooting event) • Nordlek (a large Scandinavian folkdance and folk music festival) • The Steinkjer Music Festival • The Hilmar Music Festival • The Viking festival (bi-annual) • The Coffee Concert Festival at Madam Brix Coffee House

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