Singsaker is an area of Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 located north of Moholt

Moholt

Moholt is an area of Trondheim, Norway south of Tyholt and north of Loholt. The area is dominated by housing, including a lot of student housing. There are also some supermarkets and commercial enterprises in the area, primarily because of the proximity to European route E6...

, east of Gløshaugen

Gløshaugen

Gløshaugen is a location in Trondheim, Norway east of Elgeseter, west of Singsaker and north of Lerkendal where the main campus and buildings of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology is located. It was the location of the Norwegian Institute of Technology before it became a part of...

, west of Tyholt

Tyholt

Tyholt is an area located on the highest point in the city of Trondheim, Norway. It borders to Singsaker in the west, Strindheim in the north, Moholt in the south and Valentinlyst in the east. The area has a good view of Trondheim on the one side and to Lade and Strinda...

 and Rosenborg

Rosenborg, Trondheim

Rosenborg is an area of Trondheim, Norway located east of Møllenberg, south of Lademoen, north of Tyholt and west of Persaunet. Organisationally it is part of the Østbyen borough. The area is mostly residential, both housing and apartments. To the east Rosenborg also borders to Kristiansten...

 and south of Bakklandet

Bakklandet

Bakklandet is a neighborhood of Trondheim, Norway. It lies on the east side of the river Nidelva between Bakke Bridge and the Old Town Bridge. The area is dominated by small, wooden houses and narrow streets...

. The area consists almost completely of suburban housing, despite being quite close to the city centre.

The areas close proximity to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...

 makes it a popular place for student housing, including Singsaker studenterhjem. Between 1927 and 1968 the tram

Tram

A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

way Singsakerlinjen

Singsakerlinjen

The Singsaker Line of the Trondheim Tramway, Norway, also known as Line 3, served the neighborhoods of Singsaker and Rosenborg between 1927 and 1968. The line demerged from the Elgeseter Line at Studentersamfundet. On the other end of town, line 3 continued to Trondheim Central Station.When opened...

went from the city to Singsaker and onwards to Rosenborg.