Selbu

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Selbu kommune

County	Sør-Trøndelag
District
Municipality	NO-1664
Administrative centre	Selbu
Mayor (2003)	Karin Galaaen (Sp)
Official language form	Neutral
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 79 1,235 km² 1,141 km² 0.38 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 231 3,944 0.09 % -3.1 % 3/km²
Coordinates	63°11′N 11°8′E
www.selbu.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 63°11′N 11°8′E

Selbu is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. It had a population of 3,944 (January 1, 2004. The municipality administrative centre is Mebond.

Contents 1 The name 2 Coat-of-arms 3 Geography 3.1 Bordering municipalities 3.2 Distances from Selbu 4 Economics 5 See also 6 References and notes

[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was Selabú. The first element is the genitive case of the old name of the lake Selbusjøen (Norse Seli). The last element is bú n 'district'. (The old name of the lake is probably derived from the word seli m 'harness' - the lake is long and narrow.)

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows three selburoses.

[edit] Geography

The municipality covers 1,254 km², which consists of:

• Freshwater lakes^[1] and rivers, 85 km², 6.8% of the total
• Agriculture 31 km², 2.5%
• Woodlands 308 km², 14.7%
• Swampland and mountains 830 km², 66.0%

Biggest lake: Selbusjøen - 60 km² - 160 meters above sea level
Highest mountain: Fongen - 1,441 meters above sea level

[edit] Bordering municipalities

Selbu borders on 9 municipalities:

• In the north: Trondheim, Malvik and Stjørdal
• In the east: Meråker and Tydal
• In the south: Tydal, Holtålen and Midtre Gauldal
• In the west: Melhus and Klæbu

[edit] Distances from Selbu

The main road through Selbu is RV 705 (Stjørdal - Selbu - Tydal). Selbu is conveniently located near important destinations:

• Stjørdal 45 km
• Trondheim Airport, Værnes 40 km
• Trondheim 70 km
• Tydal 45 km
• Røros 120 km

[edit] Economics

Traditionally Selbu has been an agricultural and forest managing community. The area is well known for its special knitting techniques. The last decades have led to efforts in business such as high technology, electronics and mechanics.

[edit] See also

• selburose

[edit] References and notes

1. ^ Including the Selbusjø or Selbu Lake, which is over 58 km² in area, making it the largest lake in Sør-Trøndelag and the 17th largest lake in Norway.

Municipalities of Sør-Trøndelag
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