Melhus
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| County | Sør-Trøndelag | |
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| Municipality | NO-1653 | |
| Administrative centre | Melhus | |
| Mayor (2003) | Erling Bøhle (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 160 696 km² 655 km² 0.21 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 74 13,782 0.30 % 8.5 % 21/km² |
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| www.melhus.kommune.no |
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Melhus is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Agriculture is important, and the extensive lowland areas in the almost flat valley near the river Gaula are dominated by grain fields. Many inabitants work in Trondheim, a 20 min drive north of Melhus.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Melhus (Norse Meðalhúsar), since the first church was built there. The first element is meðal 'middle', the last element is the plural form of hús n 'house'. The farm is one part of a greater and older farm, which had the name Óðinssalr 'the salr (mead hall) of Odin'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1979). The figure represents the famous archer Einar Tambarskjelve, who was from the district.
[edit] External links
| Municipalities of Sør-Trøndelag |  |
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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 |
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