Geography of Trondheim
Trondheim, Norway, a city and a seaport in the Trondelag district of central Norway. It lies at the mouth of the Nid River on the south shore of Trond-heimsfjorden, one of the largest fjords in Norway. The city is the trade center for a small but productive farming area, engages in fishing and shipping, and has numerous manufacturing industries.
Trondheim's cathedral, built between 1150 and 1320, is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Scandinavia. It is the coronation place of Norwegian monarchs and is a national shrine. Stiftsgarden, completed in 1770 as a Danish governor's residence and now used as a royal palace, is the largest wooden building in Norway. The Norwegian College of Technology and the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences are in Trondheim.
Trondheim (originally called Nidaros) was founded in 997 during the Viking period by Olaf I, the first Christian king of Norway. For many years it was the capital and archbishop's seat of medieval, Catholic Norway. Trondheim waned with the growth of Hanseatic towns to the south, the union of the kingdom with Denmark (1380), and the Reformation (16th century), which ended Catholicism in Norway.
Population: 137,846.