TRONDHEIM NORWAY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R000301590016-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: March 15, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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PLA"E n TRONDHEIM
Populations ,6000
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Province- br 7' , ~l g
Date of Observations Mar. 15. 151
General Description.
Third largest city in Norway, center of rich agricultural area, ocean gateway
to Jamtlp.nd in central Sweden, center of coastal shipping, political and
agricultural center, increasingly im %ortant manufacturing. Two land routes
to Oslo. Main base for coastal shipping to North Norway.
Geographic Description:
Western end of Trondheim %addle" giving access to Sweden. Close interwelation-
ship of sea (fjords) and land (forest and farm). Excel:l.ent transport by sea,
railroad, road and air.
Occupations:
Agricultural Fishing Industrial
Important dairy and grain. Important, basis Many machine shops,
Reindeer in interior. for canning ship building, iron
and steel manufacturing,
canning, flour milling,
etc.
Natural Vegetation:
Forest, mixed deciduous,,
Land Forms and. Geology:
Fjords, glacial erosion and deposition. Important moraines south of city.
Excellent terraces in Nid valley.
Mining :
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Important. e.g. copper at RBros and other mines at Orkla., Kilingdal, Folda.l,
Kj&Li, Fossdalens Bergverk.
Population (racial, cultural, linguistic)-, Norwegian. Strong rural influence.
High cultural standards.
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URITY INFORM TI M
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PLACE (cont'd): TRONDHEIM
Climate and Weather
Temperatures-
Precipitation.:
Clouds:
Other-
Fi,lectric Powers
-90 to -10C
Trace of snow,
Wind east southeast. Local.weather forecasts come from
Bergen.
cut nightly at nine o'clock.
Owned by Fylke, various plants. Serious shortage, power
Voltage: 230 Cycle;
Extent of. Grid: Throughout .ylke
Province Province
Telephone Yes hda Telegraph Yes Radio TV.
2 towers on
hill behind town.
TRANSPORTATION: (From- Trondheim
Railway-
Stations Yes, near docks
Ballast: Rock
Oslo (two routes)
North Norway and to Sweden.
Pourer - Steam, to be electrified
Gauge : Standard
Brides- Important in town where docks and river crossed.
Note: Trondheim is main railroad junction in Norway. Fastest travel from
Highways- Finnmark is by ship to Trondheim thence by train.
Route No's ,
Surface Type :
Width
Seasonal Use:
Underpass
#50 from south and to north. #720 to
southwest coast.
Good, usually hard.
Sweden. #670 to
Two-lane on main road.
All year
New high level road bridge recently completed over
river Nid in town.
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PLACE (conked): TRONDHEIM
Location:
Tonnage :
Capacity:
Schedules:
Steamers:
IFI;IJRv INFORMATION
Routing.
Terminus for express route to North Norway. Important
Tonnages:
Capacity:
foreign connections.
Schedules:See Rutebok
See hutebok. Good local service with long distance to
outh Norway and to Finnmark. Trondheim streetcars electrified.
Other Transportation:
Important airfield east of town.
Title Scale Date Publisher
Trondheim Street Plan 1:10,000 1940, '49 F. Bruns
Trondheim Omegn 1:25,000 1936, 139 Nor. Geographical Survey
(Note: four sheets of which #3 covers most of city.)
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PLACE (contt d) :
Guide end Other Books:
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Title Author
PERSONAL DATA:
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Date of travel to this place: __15 _ Mar.,
CONTACTS:
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Starting Point: Kr; s ,i ens tnd N Departed; 124.0s 16 Me 151
Distance traveled (in km.s):
Ve zicle; Used: Coastal steamer Cory-as
Where stayed: Hotel Astoria Conmlents: Good
Name Address Position T.phm Continent
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Photographs:
purchased locally: Postcards,
surface and air of city and port.
Taken' Black and white and few color of city. Black and white
panorama of harbor works. Note lighting poor.
Sketches Mader None
Type No. of forkere
Lumber and
cellulose
Fish, canning
including herring.
Ship building andd
repairs.
Ore processing
Description
Products Power
e. g. coastal
f vessel Eijnar,
Earl and submarine
e. g. Lilleby Smelteverk
Norsk Staal-Traad-Trekkeri
Ila-Jern-og-Staalstoperi
Hdq. for several
large cooperative societies.
Center of several large
banking companies.
Special Zi,e re Oil:
3,000 tons of oil go to Sweden each year through an
agreement between the Svenska B. P. and Norske
Braendseloljie A. S. This uses the Meraaker Railway
(which is to be electrified and double tracked). The
state highway over Storlien is also used. Trondheim
tank farm at Fagervik now holds 15,000 tons. By Sept. 1951,
intended to complete special quay 60 meters long and 12 meters
deep at low water to receive 25,000 to 30,000 ton tankers.
Trondheim is claimed to be, "North Sweden's Best Harbor".
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General Cosmientss
Cargo Handlings
Wharvess
See previous comment on oil shipping. The port has
excellent accommodations for ocean going vessels,
regular daily express steamers to north and south Norway,
local fjord steamers and a large fishing fleet.
Harbor is now being greatly extended. Germnn submarine pens remain.
See town plan and harbor reference book.
Name: Location'
Lighterss
Depth
Location Tonnage Comments
Numerous (see photographs of harbor)
Repair Facilities
Machine Shopss Extensive
Dry docks-
Salvage gears
Supplies Available
Water _Yes_
Yes
Yes, including construction
Yes
yQ2
Engineering Yes
Deck y~ s
Coal YR
Diesel Fuel y_r
Good hydrographic charts available in Norwegian and British Coastal Pilots.
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