Rotvoll is a neighbourhood in the city of

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county,

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. It is located in the borough of

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. It is located next to the

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between Leangen to the west and Grillstad to the east. Høyskolen i Sør-Trøndelag på Rotvoll

The area is known for its rich

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life and has several times been proposed for protection. When a

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research and development facility was built there in the 1991, it resulted in

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at the climax of the

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. The area has some

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housing and is otherwise dominated by the

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and

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campus for

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and

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interpreters. Rotvoll is served by city buses and by Rotvoll Station on Trønderbanen, the

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. There are also several conjoint

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projects: *Camphill Rotvoll (''Camphill Rotvoll - Kristoffertunet'') is an intentional community, consisting of 3 family houses; a mixed community with 25 people, some of whom with special needs. Camphill Rotvoll run several workshops: Rotvoll Safteri - a juice and jam facility, Rotvoll landhandel - a general store with mostly bio- dynamic foodstuffs and Rotvoll farm as well as a bakery, weavery and a small market-garden. * Rotvoll

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(''Steinerskolen på Rotvoll'') is a school is based on the

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, the founder of

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External links

Rotvoll Waldorf School, websiteCamphill Rotvoll website
{{authority control Geography of Trondheim Neighbourhoods of Trondheim

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