Trøndelag

Tr?ndelag is the name of a geographical region in the "middle" of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Tr?ndelag and S?r-Tr?ndelag.

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A person from Tr?ndelag is called a tr?nder. The largest city, unofficial capital of Tr?ndelag and also the first capital of Norway, is Trondheim (S?r-Tr?ndelag). The dialect spoken in the area is characterized by dropping out all vowel endings.

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The region is popularily known for its moonshine homebrew, the karsk. Trondheim is known for being the rock 'n' roll capital of Norway, with great bands like Dum Dum Boys, Stage Dolls, TNT, D.D.E., Tre Sm? Kinesere, ?ge Aleksandersen, G?te and many more.

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Norway: The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway'...

Nord-Tr?ndelag: Nord-Tr?ndelag is a county in the area Tr?ndelag in Norway, bordering Nordland in north and S?r-Tr?ndelag in south. The county administration is in Steinkjer, a city with 20,527 inhabitants (2005)....

S?r-Tr?ndelag: S?r-Tr?ndelag is a county in the area Tr?ndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Tr?ndelag, M?re og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. More than half of the population in the county lives in Trondheim....