Tanem
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Tanem is a village in the municipality of Klæbu
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located along the Nidelva
river approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village and municipal centre of Klæbu
. The 0.6 square kilometres (148.3 acre) village has a population (2009) is 1,148. The population density
is 1913 PD/km2. Tanem's population has grown the last ten years, with almost a doubling in the number of houses. Most of the residents of Tanem commute to Trondheim
to work. The only people who work in Tanem are construction workers, teachers at the Tanem Kindergarten and the Tanem school (ages 6 to 12), some industry workers, and a few farmers.
and there is a nearby forest that covers the region's tallest mountain, Vassfjellet
. The forest is a haven for people fond of the outdoors, and it offers good hiking
, mountain biking and foraging for berries. The local skiing
clubs include Freidig Alpin
and Vassfjellet SK. The local Motorcycle Club Sprengstart MC was founded here in 1983.
and sand during the last 30 years. This is because Tanem has been below sea level during various ice age
s, and large amounts of glacifluvial residue were piled up here. Since these sites have almost all been in forested areas, the residents of Tanem have been largely shielded from the ugly nature of strip mining. Other industries in the vicinity of Tanem include logging
and a water-powered electrical plant.
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Klæbu
Klæbu is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the Trondheim Region, about south of the city of Trondheim. The administrative center is the village of Klæbu. The other major village in Klæbu is Tanem.The village of Klæbu is located...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, 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...
. It is located along the Nidelva
Nidelva
Nidelva or Nidelven is a river in the county Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Elva or Elven is Norwegian for river, so the name translates to "Nid River".-Location:...
river approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village and municipal centre of Klæbu
Klæbu
Klæbu is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the Trondheim Region, about south of the city of Trondheim. The administrative center is the village of Klæbu. The other major village in Klæbu is Tanem.The village of Klæbu is located...
. The 0.6 square kilometres (148.3 acre) village has a population (2009) is 1,148. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is 1913 PD/km2. Tanem's population has grown the last ten years, with almost a doubling in the number of houses. Most of the residents of Tanem commute to 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...
to work. The only people who work in Tanem are construction workers, teachers at the Tanem Kindergarten and the Tanem school (ages 6 to 12), some industry workers, and a few farmers.
Location
The village of Tanem lies along the river NidelvaNidelva
Nidelva or Nidelven is a river in the county Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Elva or Elven is Norwegian for river, so the name translates to "Nid River".-Location:...
and there is a nearby forest that covers the region's tallest mountain, Vassfjellet
Vassfjellet
Vassfjellet is a mountain on the border of the municipalities of Melhus and Klæbu in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The eastern side of the mountain hosts a ski resort, Vassfjellet Skisenter....
. The forest is a haven for people fond of the outdoors, and it offers good hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
, mountain biking and foraging for berries. The local skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
clubs include Freidig Alpin
SK Freidig
Sportsklubben Freidig is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim.It was founded in 1903. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering and Nordic skiing. In football it won the League of Norway 1947–48, in handball the league in 1971 and 1985. The club has also won several...
and Vassfjellet SK. The local Motorcycle Club Sprengstart MC was founded here in 1983.
Industries
Tanem has also been a site of strip mining for high-quality gravelGravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
and sand during the last 30 years. This is because Tanem has been below sea level during various ice age
Ice age
An ice age or, more precisely, glacial age, is a generic geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers...
s, and large amounts of glacifluvial residue were piled up here. Since these sites have almost all been in forested areas, the residents of Tanem have been largely shielded from the ugly nature of strip mining. Other industries in the vicinity of Tanem include logging
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
and a water-powered electrical plant.
History
The village of Tanem dates back to before the Viking era. The hill today known as Tanemsåsen was fortified in ancient times, the remnants of this still exist and have been excavated. This hill gave its name to the municipality Klæbu in which Tanem lies, the name Klæbu being derived from the old Klæppabu, which means "the place where people live under the hill with a fort on it". Runestones have been found from this and later ages in the whole area, and one of these is the Tanem Runestone, which is listed as N KJ89 U in the RundataRundata
The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runic inscriptions. The project's goal is to comprehensively catalog runestones in a machine-readable way for future research...
catalog.