is a city and municipality in the county of
Sør-Trøndelag,
Norway. The city of Trondheim was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipalities of
Byneset,
Leinstrand,
Strinda and
Tiller were merged with Trondheim on
January 1,
1964.Although the region had been inhabited for thousands of years, the city of Trondheim was founded in
997. It was frequently used as the seat of the
king, and was capital of Norway until 1217. In the middle ages, Trondheim was the site of several battles, including the one between
King Sverre and
Erling Skakke, in 1179. The city has experienced several major fires - the most devastating ones happened in 1651 and 1681. In fact, the 1651 fire destroyed 90% of the buildings in Trondheim, and the 1681 fire led to a total reconstruction of the city.
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