Beitstad

Beitstad (ˈbæ̂ɪtstɑ) is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer 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. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Beitstad which existed from 1838 until 1964 when it was merged into Steinkjer. Beitstad is situated along Norwegian County Road 17 (Fylkesvei 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. Three citizens from Beitstad were among the founding fathers of the Norwegian Constitution: Sivert Bratberg (1780 at Bratberg øvre – 1816) a Norwegian farmer and teacher Hans Midelfart (1772–1823) Lutheran minister in Beitstad Daniel Larsen Schevig (1786 at Gladsjø farm –1833) farmer and military officer Theodora Cormontan (1840 in Beitstad – 1922) a Norwegian-American pianist, music publisher and composer Oluf A.