Skaun

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 dominantly rural, but is nonetheless situated only 25 km from Norway's third largest city, Trondheim. Most inhabitants, except agricultural and public sector workers, have their job outside the municipality, in Trondheim, Orkanger or Melhus.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). The figure represents four old standing stones in the municipality.

[edit] Famous residents of Skaun (real and fictional)

Einar Tambarskjelve, the Viking, and his Husaby. The legend says he used the four monumental standing stones in Børsa to moor his boats. (These stones are the theme for the coat-of-arms.)
Kristin Lavransdatter, who was the key character in 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 storyline from Husaby.

Skaun landscape with roads

[edit] External links

Skaun Tourist Information
Celebration "Kristin på Husaby" (In Norwegian only)

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