Mære Explained

Official Name:Mære
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Central Norway
Subdivision Name2:Trøndelag
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Innherred
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Steinkjer Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.35
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:437
Population Density Km2:1249
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7710 Sparbu
Coordinates:63.938°N 11.426°W
Elevation M:43
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Mære[2] is a village in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along European route E6 and the Nordlandsbanen railway line, about south of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Sparbu lies about south of Mære. Mære Church is located in this village as well.[3]

The 0.35km2 village has a population (2024) of 437 and a population density of .[4]

History

In the early Viking Age, according to the Sagas, Mære was one of the most important religious ceremonial places, with sacrifices to the Norse gods. Under the medieval church at Mære, traces of preceding heathen hof were found in archeological investigations during the 1960s, the only case in Norway so far of a pre-Christian building being found to have existed on the site of a church.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mære, Steinkjer (Trøndelag) . 2018-04-08 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-12-01 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Encyclopedia: Mære . . . 2018-02-05 . Rosvold . Knut A. . Norwegian . 2018-04-08.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2024-10-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .