Nidelva
River in Trøndelag, Norway
title: "Nidelva" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-trøndelag", "geography-of-trondheim", "trondheim", "rivers-of-norway"] description: "River in Trøndelag, Norway" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidelva" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary River in Trøndelag, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox river"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Nidelva |
| image | Trondheim - buildings near Nidelva 03.jpg |
| image_caption | Nidelva in Trondheim, view downstream |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 9 |
| mapframe-caption | Interactive map of the river |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Trøndelag |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Trondheim Municipality |
| length | 30 km |
| discharge1_avg | 94 m3/s |
| source1 | Selbusjøen |
| source1_location | Trondheim Municipality, Norway |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 157 m |
| mouth | Trondheimsfjorden |
| mouth_location | Trondheim Municipality, Norway |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 0 m |
| river_system | Nea-Nidelvvassdraget |
| basin_size | 3118 km2 |
| ports | Trondheim |
| :: |
|name = Nidelva |name_native = |name_native_lang = |name_other = |etymology = |image = Trondheim - buildings near Nidelva 03.jpg |image_size = |image_caption = Nidelva in Trondheim, view downstream | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of the river |subdivision_type1 = Country |subdivision_name1 = Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag |subdivision_type3 = Municipality |subdivision_name3 = Trondheim Municipality |length = 30 km |width_min = |width_avg = |width_max = |depth_min = |depth_avg = |depth_max = |discharge1_location = |discharge1_min = |discharge1_avg = 94 m3/s |discharge1_max = |source1 = Selbusjøen |source1_location = Trondheim Municipality, Norway |source1_coordinates = |source1_elevation = 157 m |mouth = Trondheimsfjorden |mouth_location = Trondheim Municipality, Norway |mouth_coordinates = |mouth_elevation = 0 m |progression = |river_system = Nea-Nidelvvassdraget |basin_size = 3118 km2 |basin_landmarks = |basin_population = |tributaries_left = |tributaries_right = |waterbodies = |waterfalls = |bridges = |ports = Trondheim
Nidelva is a river in Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the 30 km long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix elva is the Norwegian word for "the river".
Location
The Nidelva starts at the waterfall which rises from , a small lake located just below Selbusjøen, the largest lake in the southern part of Trøndelag County. The Nidelva runs north through Klæbu, then to Tiller, and then through the city of Trondheim before reaching Trondheimsfjord by the island of Brattøra near Trondheim Central Station. The Nidelva is at its deepest at the Trongfossen, a deep ravine in the village of Klæbu. There are six hydro-electric power stations along the river. The Nidelva forms the last part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget watershed. The Nea River is a tributary which empties into Selbusjøen, which in turn flows into the Nidelva.
The popular Norwegian waltz, Nidelven Stille og Vakker du er ("Nidelven quiet and beautiful you are"), was written by composer Oskar Hoddø (1916–1943). According to tradition, Hoddø wrote the waltz about the Nidelva River one night in late April 1940 while he was standing at Gamle Bybro in Trondheim.
Gallery
File:Overview of Trondheim 2008 02.jpg|Overview, 2008 File:Nidelva from Øya 2022-08-18 04.jpg|Nidelva, 2022 File:Bakklandet.JPG|2011 File:Bakklandet in Trondheim 2012.jpg|2012 File:Trondheim (8273936123).jpg|2012 File:2018-06-09 10-54-45 Norwegen Trondheim Bakklandet.jpg|2018
References
Other sources
References
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- "Gamle bybro". Trondheim Havn.
- (2017-11-13). "Nidelva – Trøndelag". [[Kunnskapsforlaget]].
- (2010-10-17). "Neavassdraget". [[Kunnskapsforlaget]].
- Hoddø, Oskar. (2002-11-01). "Nidelven stille og vakker du er". Trønderlag of America.
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::