Beitstad () is a village in the municipality of

Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer which is located on the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. The town is also the ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

county,

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. The village is located along the Beitstadsundet strait at the end of the

Beitstadfjorden Beitstadfjorden () is the innermost arm of the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Steinkjer, Inderøy, and a small part extends into Indre Fosen. The fjord has a length of from southwest to nort ...

at the inner end of the

Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from the municipality of Ørland in ...

, about southwest of the village of Vellamelen and about north of the town of Steinkjer. The village was the

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of the old municipality of Beitstad which existed from 1838 until 1964 when it was merged into

. Beitstad is situated along

Norwegian County Road 17 County Road 17 ( no, Fylkesvei 17), also known as the Coastal Highway ( no, Kystriksveien), is a Norwegian highway that runs from the town of Bodø in Nordland county (in the north) to the town of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county (in the south). ...

(''Fylkesvei 17'') which has twisted through the village since 1867. It is a typical farming village that stretches from the bay and into the

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to the east.

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, crop production, and

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have traditionally been the prime industries. Beitstad Church is located in this village.

Notable residents

Three citizens from Beitstad were among the founding fathers of the

Norwegian Constitution nb, Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov nn, Kongeriket Noregs Grunnlov , jurisdiction =Kingdom of Norway , date_created =10 April - 16 May 1814 , date_ratified =16 May 1814 , system =Constitutional monarchy , b ...

: ''List of Members of the Legislative Assembly''. Norwegian Wikipedia * Sivert Bratberg (1780 at Bratberg øvre – 1816) a Norwegian farmer and teacher * Hans Midelfart (1772–1823) Lutheran minister in Beitstad * Daniel Larsen Schevig (1786 at Gladsjø farm –1833) farmer and military officer

Other notable residents

* Theodora Cormontan (1840 in Beitstad – 1922) a Norwegian-American pianist, music publisher and composer *

Oluf A. Saugestad Olaf of Denmark – Danish: ''Oluf'' - may refer to: * Olaf I of Denmark * Olaf II of Denmark no, Olav Håkonsson , house = Bjelbo , father = Haakon VI of Norway , mother = Margaret I of Denmark , birth_date ...

(1840 in Beitstad - 1926) a member of the

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Hans Konrad Foosnæs Hans Konrad Henriksen Foosnæs (2 February 1846 – 30 July 1917) was a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Venstre (Norway), Liberal Party. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Food (Norway), Minister of Agriculture from 1908 to 1910. Pe ...

(1846–1917) politician, Mayor of Beitstad and government Minister *

Halvor Bachke Guldahl Halvor Bache Guldahl (18 March 1859 – 10 October 1931) was a Norwegian jurist, businessman and County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag. He was born in the village of Beitstad in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. After graduating in law, he worked at Inder� ...

(1859 in Beitstad – 1931) jurist, businessman, and County Governor of

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...

Kristofer Uppdal Kristofer Oliver Uppdal (19 February 1878 – 26 December 1961), born Opdal, was a Norwegian poet and author, born in Beitstad, Nord-Trøndelag. As a boy, Uppdal worked as a shepherd, and later as a miner and construction worker. In 1907 he star ...

(1878 in Beitstad – 1961) poet and author *

Olav Benum Olav Benum (5 September 1897 – 27 June 1990) was a Norwegian elected official and politician with the Liberal Party. Biography He was born at Beitstad in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Tr ...

(1897 in Beitstad – 1990) politician and agronomist * Erling Østerberg (1901 in Beitstad – 1981) distinguished Norwegian police officer *

Inge Einarsen Bartnes Inge Einarsen Bartnes (22 September 1911 – 16 January 1988) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Beitstad. He is the father of Erik Bartnes and grandfather of Inge Bartnes and Lars Erik Bartnes. He was elected ...

(1911 in Beitstad – 1988) politician, twice deputy Mayor *

Stål Aanderaa Stål Aanderaa (born 1 February 1931) is a Norwegian mathematician. Biography Aanderaa was born in Beitstad. He completed the mag.scient. degree in 1959 and his doctorate at Harvard University in 1966. He was a professor at the University of O ...

(born 1931 in Beitstad) a Norwegian

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* Erik Bartnes (born 1939 in Beitstad) a Norwegian farmer and politician

References

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