Klæbu

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Klæbu is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the Trondheim Region, about south of the city of Trondheim. The administrative center is the village of Klæbu. The other major village in Klæbu is Tanem.The village of Klæbu is located along the Nidelva river. The 1.57km2 village has a population (2013) of 3,187. The population density is.Even though agriculture has traditionally been the main industry for Klæbu, the municipality now functions more as a commuter town of Trondheim, where many of Klæbu's inhabitants work or attend school.It is scheduled to merge with the municipality Trondheim January 1st 2020.General informationThe municipality of Klæbu was established on 1 January 1838 . On 1 January 1899, the small northwestern part of Klæbu was separated from Klæbu to form the new municipality of Tiller.NameThe Norse form of the name was Kleppabú. The first element is the plural genitive case of kleppr 'rocky hill' - the last element is bú 'rural district'. The district/parish has a lot of small rocky hills.