Frosta
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- For other uses, see Frosta (disambiguation).
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| Missing image Frosta_kart.png Image:Frosta kart.png | ||
| County | Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Landscape | capital=Frosta | |
| Municipality | NO-1517 | |
| Administrative centre | {{{capital}}} | |
| Mayor (2003) | Lars Myraune (H) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 399 76 km² 74 km² 0.02 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 307 2,454 0.05 % -0.4 % 33/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.frosta.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1517) | ||
Frosta is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, is located in the middle of the Trondheimsfjord. It is the smallest municipality in the county.
Norway's oldest court, Frostating, had its seat here, close to the mediaeval church at Logtun. On the island of Tautra can be found the remains of a Cistercian abbey, established in 1207. Several rock engraving sites can be found in the parish, together with burial mounds from Viking times.
Agriculture makes up the largest business in Frosta.
External links
- Local newspaper (http://www.frostingen.no/)
- Tautra Cistercian abbey (http://www.tautra.no/)
| Municipalities of Nord-Trøndelag | Missing image Nord-Trondelag_vapen.png Nord-Trøndelag coat of arms |
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Flatanger | Fosnes | Frosta | Grong | Høylandet | Inderøy | Leka | Leksvik | Levanger | Lierne | Meråker | Mosvik | Namdalseid | Namsos | Namsskogan | Nærøy | Overhalla | Røyrvik | Snåsa | Steinkjer | Stjørdal | Verdal | Verran | Vikna | |