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Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelagnôr-trön'dəläg, noor'–, county (1995 pop. 127,560), 8,673 sq mi (22,463 sq km), central Norway, N of the Trondheimsfjord and bordering on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The chief towns are Steinkjer (the capital), Namsos, and Levanger. The economy is based on farming, fishing, mining, and the manufacture of forest products.
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  • Stiklestad

    Stiklestad, village, Nord-Trøndelag co., central Norway, on the Trondheimsfjord. In a battle there in 1030, Olaf II (St. Olaf) was slain in an attempt to regain the crown of Norway.

  • Namsos

    Namsos, town (1995 pop. 12,300), Nord-Trøndelag co., W Norway, a port at the mouth of the Namsen River on the Namsenfjord. In World War II, Namsos was the scene (1940) of heavy fighting betwee...

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