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28-545: Beitstadfjorden ( Urban East Norwegian: [ˈbæ̂ɪtstɑˌfjuːɳ] ) 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 28 kilometres (17 mi) from southwest to northeast, and a width of about 6 to 8 kilometres (3.7 to 5.0 mi). The fjord begins at

56-621: Is almost universally referred to as being in the Fosen peninsula as a whole, although only inland central parts of Åfjord contain the involved parks. The Fosen Conflict has resulted in civil disobedience; in 2023, Greta Thunberg and others were blocking entrances to government ministries in Oslo ; the police moved them out of the way. On March 2, 2023, protesters were blocking entrances to government ministries in Oslo; protesters were arrested, brought to

84-518: Is an ongoing conflict regarding environmentalism . The Supreme Court ruled that two wind turbine parks in Åfjord Municipality , specifically Roan and Storheia, have been built unlawfully. The Supreme Court of Norway ruled in October 2021 that the wind turbine parks violate the indigenous rights of the Sámi people , as the areas form part of official seasonal reindeer herding paths. The conflict

112-661: Is crossed by the Skarnsund Bridge . The part of the fjord to the north of the strait is referred to as the Beitstadfjorden . The main part of the Trondheimsfjord is ice -free all year; only Verrasundet , a long and narrow fjord branch in the northern part of the fjord, might be ice covered in winter. The Beitstadfjorden might also freeze over in winter, but only for a few weeks. The towns of Stjørdalshalsen , Levanger , and Steinkjer are found on

140-594: Is that the wind turbines (at Fosen) be dismantled, and [the use of] the land, returned to the Sami at Fosen, she said. The prime minister invited the Sami practitioners (at Fosen) of reindeer husbandry, for a breakfast the following morning on 3 March; practitioners (from Fosen), the prime minister, and a few other politicians had a breakfast meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister ). Around 15 minutes after

168-449: Is the 5,316 hectares (20.53 sq mi) Øyenskavele, with many nature types including undisturbed forest, some of it classified as rainforest. Fosen also has a folk high school , Fosen Folkehøgskole. It teaches unusual subjects such as sailing and building traditional Norwegian boats (close to Viking ships), organic agriculture , traditional Norwegian arts and crafts, nature life, etc. The Fosen conflict  [ simple ]

196-541: Is the case, then the people living around the fjord (the þrœndir ; see Trøndelag ) named themselves after the fjord. (Compare sygnir , which means 'the people living around the fjord Sogn '.) [REDACTED] Media related to Trondheimsfjorden at Wikimedia Commons Fosen Fosen is a traditional district in coastal Trøndelag county, Norway . The district consists of the municipalities Osen , Åfjord , Ørland , Indre Fosen , Orkland , Heim , Hitra , and Frøya . In colloquial speech, Fosen also refers to

224-634: The Skarnsund strait in the south and extends northeast to the city of Steinkjer . On the far western part of the fjord, the Verrasundet strait extends south to the village of Verrabotn in Indre Fosen, while in the north the Beitstad strait stretches northward past the villages of Malm , Beitstad , and Vellamelen . In Inderøy, the villages of Kjerknesvågen and Breivika are located along

252-453: The folk high school protested the visit in March 2023 of prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre ; and walls at the school were covered with messages of protest. As of Q1 2023, the reindeer owners at Fosen are still willing to negotiate a time period in which the wind turbines would be allowed to stay (before being disassembled); a time period of less than 25 years (since construction), is something

280-680: The Cabinet is able to decide that grand political projects, trump [decisions from] the Supreme Court. Later that month, two researchers from the University of Oslo (both of them scholarship stipend recipients), said in an article on NRK .no, that the (Norwegian) authorities are "permitting a subversion of [our] society [, a society] based on" laws and rules. During protest rallies in 2023, many demonstrators are wearing Gákti ; however, those clothes are often being worn inside-out (while

308-550: The Fosen peninsula , (Indre Fosen, Åfjord, and Osen) with the peninsula also having the Southern Sami name Fovsa . The district is dominated by forested valleys, lakes, coastal cliffs but also shallow areas, and in the interior mountains reaching up to 675 metres (2,215 ft) in elevation. The western coast has many skerries and some islands, such as Stokkøya in Åfjord . There are some good salmon rivers, and sea eagles and other sea birds are very common along

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336-564: The Fosen Conflict seriously, (moving) forward. Later that day, media said that "Fosen protesters" have been formally invited to be received inside the royal palace to King Harald V ; the reception happened on 16 October 2023, and Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway was present (alongside the king). Reactions to the Fosen conflict, include an article in Dagsavisen (October 2023), which suggested that Norway has changed radically if

364-461: The Fosen conflict has been escalating since 2023's first quarter). That act has a symbolic meaning in more than one context: something is (very) wrong . 63°43′N 10°15′E  /  63.717°N 10.250°E  / 63.717; 10.250 The peninsula has 1 airport, Ørland Airport , which does not handle international flights as of 30 January 2024. Commuter ferries sail from Trondheim to Brekstad and Vanvikan daily. The district

392-554: The Oslo central arrest and given a fine. On March 26, 2023, media said that the plans for protests (as of 2 March 2023) included blocking the entrances to the Royal Palace, Oslo ; the Norwegian Police Service found out about the plans, and warned that there would be mass arrests; the three main leaders of the protest had doubts that the protests could be kept non-violent if there were mass arrests. instead

420-411: The cases will get passed on to police investigators, do not have a set date; Two municipalities have been reported to the police in regard to receiving stolen goods (money) and money laundering . On 24 November 2023, mediator Mats Wilhelm Ruland met with the reindeer owners of North Fosen; which representatives of the government were supposed to take part in the meeting of. The lawyer representant for

448-534: The coast, notably on the shallow area near Ørland ( Grandefjæra ). The west coast has mild winters, and some locations (just west of the mountains) receive on average more than 2,000 millimetres (79 in) of precipitation per year. Part of the Scandinavian coastal conifer forests ( Norwegian : Kystgranskog ) are located in the valleys of the peninsula, and smaller areas are classified as temperate rainforest with 67 nature reserves. The largest nature reserve

476-409: The developers on the mountains Storheia and Roan were reported to police by Motvind Norge , Norges Miljøvernforbund , and the northern group of owners of reindeer herds on Fosen; the police report claims that illegal production of power, and illegal use of land, has happened, in part because the operators of the facilities, do not have the concession permit ( konsesjon ); the decision regarding if

504-664: The eastern and northeastern shores of the fjord. Aker Verdal in Verdal Municipality produces large offshore installations for the petroleum sector. A yard in Indre Fosen Municipality completed the luxurious apartment ship MS The World . Fiborgtangen is a peninsula along the eastern shore of the fjord where a large paper mill owned by Norske Skog is located. The Trondheimsfjord has rich marine life , with both southern and northern species; at least 90 species of fish have been observed, and

532-548: The end of the breakfast meeting, one of the leading protesters , called off the 8-day long protest; however, [a few hundred people,] activists [and supporters] gathered at "royal palace's square" for a sit-in . On 3 March, the prime minister admitted that a violation of human rights, is going on. On 9 March, during the prime minister's visit to the Sami Parliament (in Norway), the prime minister said that he will take

560-734: The fjord has the largest biological production among Norway's fjords. In recent years, deep water corals ( Lophelia pertusa ) were discovered in the fjord, not far from the city of Trondheim . Several of the best salmon rivers in Norway empty into the fjord. Among these are the rivers Gaula (on the border of Melhus Municipality and Trondheim Municipality ), Orklaelva (in Orkland Municipality ), Stjørdalselva (in Stjørdal Municipality ), and Verdalselva (in Verdal Municipality ). The lowland east and south of

588-579: The fjord represents one of Norway's best agricultural areas. The more rugged and mountainous Fosen peninsula lies to the west and northwest, giving some shelter from the wind common to coastal areas. The Trondheimsfjord was an important waterway in the Viking Age , as it is still today. In 1888, an undersea mudslide caused a tsunami that killed one person in Trondheim and ruptured three railway lines. Four giant squid have been found in

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616-470: The fjord, which is among the highest concentrations in the world. The fjord is named after the city of Trondheim , but originally the name of the fjord might have been just *Þrónd or *Þróund in Old Norse . A name like that would be related to the verb þróast , which means to 'thrive' or 'flourish' and the name Þrór , which means 'likeable' or 'stoutish' (and was one of Odin 's nicknames). If this

644-500: The meeting; the minister said that he apologised on behalf of the Norwegian government for the violation of human rights, that had happened, in regard to [the decisions resulting from the case work,] konsesjonsvedtakene . The same afternoon, Jonas Gahr Støre wrote that today the government is apologising to the Sami practitioners at Fosen of reindeer husbandry ( reindriftsamene ), for the violations of their human rights, because of

672-428: The protests made a "symbolic blockade", by only blocking the main access road to the palace, so that the attendees of the March 3 government meeting - had to use one of the back entrances. On 12 October 2023, Sami activists, Natur og Ungdom , Greta Thunberg and others were protesting in Oslo. By 13 October, protesters had set up 3 tents ( Lavvo ) on the grounds of the royal palace in Oslo. On Svalbard , students at

700-433: The reindeer owners are willing to consider. On 26 June 2023, demonstrators were blocking the roads to the wind turbines at Roan (at Fosen); [the vehicles of] maintenance personnel (for the turbines), are being denied access. On 6 September 2024, there were protests at Fosen. In October 2023, Økokrim (a prosecuting authority) said that all the police reports against the developers at Fosen, will be considered together;

728-535: The reindeer owners at North Fosen said before the meeting, that there will be no more mediation after that meeting. As of mid-November 2023, the "southern group" of reindeer owners on the peninsula, are participating in a process of mediation. In the afternoon of 2 March 2023, the president of the Sami Parliament (Norway) and the Minister of Energy had a meeting; they held a press conference, following

756-421: The shoreline. Follafoss is located along the north side of the fjord. This Trøndelag location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trondheimsfjord The largest islands in the fjord are Ytterøya and Tautra ; the small island of Munkholmen is located near the harbor of Trondheim; and there are several islands at the entrance of the fjord . The narrow Skarnsundet

784-409: The significant negative impact on those practitioners' opportunities to practice their culture. In the evening, the prime minister met (in a church ), with some of the young[er] protesters. Later that evening, the spokeswoman for the attending protesters Elle Nystad, said that there are "demands of ours" that must be fulfilled immediately; furthermore, a final decision has to be made, and "our demand"

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