 One
of two stamps commemorating the foundation of Trondheim as a town in
the year 997. In the beginning the town was called Nidaros, and was
Norway's first capital, later it got its present name. In the upper
right corner a railway track can be seen. It is passing the railway
station, and symbolizes together with the ship
Trondheim as an important center of communication in this part
of Norway. The first railway, the Støren line, came to Trondheim in
1864, but the track on the stamp was not opened until 1884 when a
new main station was established on an artificial island at the
harbour. Nowadays this station is the point of departure of several
main lines; the
Dovre railway, the
Røros railway, the
Nordland railway and the
Meråker railway. Trondheim has also its own
InterRail Center.
Catalogue Nos.: Sc 1168 / SG 1294 / Mi 1257 / YT / NK 1306
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