Stadsbygd
Stadsbygd is a village in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the Fosen peninsula in a wide, flat valley, just east of the village of Askjem, along the north side of the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Rørvika lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the east, and that is where the Flakk–Rørvik Ferry links the area with the city of Trondheim to the southeast. The municipal centre of Årnset lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest.
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Village | |
 View of the village area in the distance | |
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| Coordinates: 63.5104°N 10.0169°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Municipality | Indre Fosen |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 7105 Stadsbygd |
The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Stadsbygd that existed until 1964. The main church for the village and surrounding area is Stadsbygd Church, located just south of the village of Stadsbygd.[2]
Notable residents
- Nils Waltersen Aasen (1878–1925), Norwegian inventor
- Oddmund Raudberget (born 1932), artist, painter, and sculptor
References
- "Stadsbygd, Indre Fosen (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2015-01-02). "Stadsbygd – sogn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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