Information about Trondheim, Norway.

Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway, behind Bergen and our capital, Oslo, with approximately 151.000 inhabitants. The city was founded as Nidaros by Olav Tryggvason in the year 997. In the late middle ages, the city was known as "Kaupangen i Trondheimen", and later changed its name to Trondhjem. In 1930 the name was officially changed to Trondheim, even though Trondhjem is still being used by some.