Everything about Melhus totally explained
Melhus is a municipality in the county of
Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
Melhus was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt).
Hølonda was separated from Melhus in 1860.
Flå was separated from Melhus in 1880. These two were, however, again merged with Melhus January 1, 1964.
Horg was merged with Melhus the same date.
Agriculture is important, and the extensive lowland areas in the almost flat valley near the river
Gaula are dominated by grain fields. Many inhabitants work in the city of
Trondheim, a 20 min. drive northwards from Melhus.
The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Melhus (
Norse Meðalhúsar), since the first church was built there. The first element is
meðal 'middle', the last element is the plural form of
hús n 'house'. The farm is one part of a greater and older farm, which had the name
Óðinssalr 'the
salr (
mead hall) of
Odin'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1979). The figure represents the famous
archer Einar Tambarskjelve, who was from the district.
Further Information
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