Skaun
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| County | Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Landscape | Orkdalen | |
| Municipality | NO-1657 | |
| Administrative centre | Børsa | |
| Mayor (2003) | Jon P. Husby (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 318 224 km² 213 km² 0.07 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 166 5,989 0.13 % 5.1 % 28/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.skaun.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1657) | ||
Skaun is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The major villages in Skaun are Buvika, Børsa, Venn, Viggja and Eggkleiva. The administration centre is situated in Børsa.
Skaun is dominated by country-side, but is nonetheless situated only 25 km from Norway's third largest city Trondheim. Most inhabitants, except agriculture and public sector workers, have their job outside the municipality, in Trondheim, Orkanger or Melhus.
Skaun is known for:
- Einar Tambarskjelve, the Viking, and his Husaby. The legend says he used the four monumental (bauta) stones in Børsa to fasten his boats to land. These stones are theme for the Coat of arms of Skaun.
- Kristin Lavransdatter, a trilogy written by the Nobel prize winner in literature Sigrid Undset. There is a celebration of this every year the second week-end in August. It takes place at Husaby, where Sigrid Undset lived while writing the second book, Husfrue ("Houselady"). The books also have large parts of their history from Husaby.
External links
- Skaun Tourist Information (http://www.skaun.kommune.no/tourist/)
- Celebration "Kristin på Husaby" (http://www.husaby.no) (In Norwegian only)
| Municipalities of Sør-Trøndelag | Missing image Sor-Trondelag_vapen.png Sør-Trøndelag coat of arms |
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Agdenes | Bjugn | Frøya | Hemne | Hitra | Holtålen | Klæbu | Malvik | Meldal | Melhus | Midtre Gauldal | Oppdal | Orkdal | Osen | Rennebu | Rissa | Roan | Røros | Selbu | Skaun | Snillfjord | Trondheim | Tydal | Ørland | Åfjord | |