Beitstad
Beitstad is a village in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Beitstadsundet strait at the end of the Beitstadfjorden at the inner end of the Trondheimsfjord, about southwest of the village of Vellamelen and about north of the town of Steinkjer.
Beitstad is situated along Norwegian County Road 17 which has twisted through the village since 1867. It is a typical farming village that stretches from the bay and into the hinterland to the east. Animal husbandry, crop production, and forestry have traditionally been the prime industries. Beitstad Church is located in this village.
The village was the administrative centre of the old Beitstad Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1964 when it was merged into Steinkjer Municipality.
Notable people
Founding fathers
Three citizens from Beitstad were among the founding fathers of the Norwegian Constitution:- Sivert Bratberg, a Norwegian farmer and teacher
- Hans Midelfart, Lutheran minister in Beitstad
- Daniel Larsen Schevig, farmer and military officer
Other people
- Theodora Cormontan, a Norwegian-American pianist, music publisher and composer
- Oluf A. Saugestad, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Hans Konrad Foosnæs, a politician, Mayor of Beitstad, and government Minister
- Halvor Bachke Guldahl, a jurist, businessman, and County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag
- Kristofer Uppdal, a poet and author
- Olav Benum, a politician and agronomist
- Erling Østerberg, a distinguished Norwegian police officer
- Inge Einarsen Bartnes, a politician, twice deputy Mayor
- Stål Aanderaa, a Norwegian mathematician
- Jorunn Aanderaa, a Norwegian avant-garde poet
- Erik Bartnes, a Norwegian farmer and politician