Klæbu (village)

Village in Central Norway, Norway
63°17′51″N 10°28′57″E / 63.2976°N 10.4826°E / 63.2976; 10.4826CountryNorwayRegionCentral NorwayCountyTrøndelagDistrictTrondheim RegionMunicipalityTrondheimArea
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 • Total1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)Elevation
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140 m (460 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total3,354 • Density2,123/km2 (5,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code
7540 Klæbu

Klæbu is a village in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Nidelva, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the village of Tanem and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the city of Trondheim.[3] The village sits at the junction of Norwegian county roads 805 and 921. The historic Klæbu Church is located in the village.

The village was the administrative centre of the old Klæbu Municipality prior to 2020 when it was merged into Trondheim.

View of Klæbu in the late 19th century.

The 1.58-square-kilometre (390-acre) village has a population (2018) of 3,354 and a population density of 2,123 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,500/sq mi).[1]

The newspaper KlæbuPosten is published in Klæbu.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Klæbu (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  3. ^ Olsen Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-09-10). "Klæbu – tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. ^ "KlæbuPosten" (in Norwegian). Kommunenvår.no.


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