Steinkjer trip planner

Steinkjer is a city and municipality in the Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The city is located on the inner part of the Trondheim fjord.Steinkjer is the largest city in the county, and the municipality is the county's second-most populous after it was passed by Stjørdal in 2008. The city is also the administrative place of Nord-Trøndelag County Council.Other populated areas in Steinkjer include the villages of Bartnes, Beitstad, Binde, Byafossen, Følling, Kvam, Lerkehaug, Mære, Sparbu, Sunnan, Vassaunet, Vekre, and Vellamelen.General informationThe village of Steinkjer in the municipality of Stod was declared a town in 1857, and then on 23 January 1858 it was separated from Stod to form a municipality of its own. The initial population of Steinkjer was 1,150.Over time as the town grew, land was annexed from the neighboring municipalities. It started on 1 January 1902 when an unpopulated area from Ogndal was taken for future growth of Steinkjer. Then in 1941, an area (population: 57) was taken from Ogndal to add to Steinkjer. Again in 1948, an area (population: 78) was transferred from Ogndal and another area (population: 70) was transferred from Egge.

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