Welcome to Straumen, the administrative centre of Inderøy municipality, Trøndelag county, Norway. It occupies 1.33 square kilometres (330 acres), and has a population of 1 642 people (2017).
Inderøy, and Straumen in particular, is known as the Pearl of Trondheim’s Fjord. Needless to say, it was the village’s 19th century residents who inflicted this title on the world.
A view of Straumen from the east.
Straumbru, Straumen Bridge, crosses Børgin Fjord at its narrowest point.Most residents in Straumen have a view of the sea.
Old Sakshaug church
Old Sakshaug Church dates from 1150-60, and is one of two medieval churches in the municipality.Straumen, from the museum which is beside Old Sakshaug Church. New Sakshaug Church, from 1881, is to the right in the photograph. A new organ has been recently installed. While the sound quality has not been commented on, local residents are keen to report that this is the largest organ in old Nord-Trøndelag county.
Shopping
A pathway goes under highway 755. This building complex has a shopping mall on the lowest level, and apartments on the two upper stories.E@ internet cafe, Marens bakeri and Jostu’, a shop featuring locally made products, are all part of Flyndra, the inter-municipal organization started in Inderøy that provides employment for those who otherwise would have difficulty finding it.Euronics sells electrical appliances. One of two local banks is located to its left.Sodd, a meat soup served on special occasions has been made in Inderøy since 1938. It is currently made in this building.The local vet, a second bank, an electrical installation company all operate from this building. It was originally build in Steinkjer (20 km away) but was de-constructed and re-erected in Straumen. This required a bylaw change. Prior to this all building were required to have gabled roofs.Shell is still selling diesel and gasoline. Here one can see the only gabled roof Shell station in Norway. Built to conform with local bylaws.This mural is on the rear of the local Co-op grocery store. On the right is Reodor, yet another operational unit of Flyndra, for people with special needs. The name comes from Kjell Aukrust’s idiosyncratic character , Reodor Felgen (English: Theodore Rimspoke), who has become synonymous in Norway with Rube Goldberg type contraptions. The reason this is being mentioned, is that I won the naming contest with that name.
Services
The municipal medical centre, complete with non-standard light pole. The upper story is a gym.The municipal hall, previously the medical centre, before the new one was built.A combined junior and senior secondary school with cultural centre. The most unusual aspect of it, is that while Inderøy municipality is responsible for the junior secondary schools, Trøndelag county is responsible for the senior secondary school.
