- Population: 294 006 (01.01.2011)
- Area: 18 856 sq. km., of which 947 sq. km. are lakes
- Coastline mainland: 1 164 km
- Coastline islands: 3 890 km
- Longest river: Orkla, 179 km
- Highest waterfall: Henfallet in Tydal, 90 metres
- Largest island: Hitra, 571 sq. km.
- Number of municipalities: 25
- Cities: Trondheim og Brekstad
- County capital: Trondheim (59% of the county's population live here)
- Highest point in the county: Storskrymten on Dovre, 1 985 metres above sea level
- Largest lake: Selbusjøen in Neavassdraget (developed)
- Largest watercourse: Gaula
- Largest cave: Harbakhula in Åfjord: 20 metres high, 12 metres wide and 130 metres long
- County flower: White dryas
- County rock: Trondhjemitt
- County bird: Sea eagle
Location
Sør-Trøndelag County is situated in the middle of Norway, bordering the Norwegian Sea in the west, Nord-Trøndelag County in the north, Jämtland County, Sweden in the east, and the three counties of Hedmark, Oppland, and Møre and Romsdal in the south.
The southern part of the county include the extended valleys towards Dovrefjell and Rørosvidda (Oppdal, Orkdal, and Gauldal), while the northern part includes the coast strip Fosna. The areas surrounding the outlet of Trondheimsfjorden, along with a large number of islands of which Hitra and Frøya are the largest, constitutes the western part of the county.
Communication
The European highway route E6 goes through the county all the way from Dovre in the south to Malvik in the north-east. Trondheim is a centre junction for freight traffic, and the road system is continuously being improved in order to meet increased demands and competition within industry, trade, and communication.
To read more about public transportation in Sør-Trøndelag, follow this link. Here you will find more about public transportation in Sør-Trøndelag.
Industry and business
The county has a variety of industries and businesses, consisting of many strong environments ranging from agriculture and fishery to high tech industries of an international standard.