Trondheim Fjord

Trondheimsfjord reaches deep into the fertile districts of Trøndelag. At its southern shore the Nidelva enters the sea at Nidaros, the medieval archiepiscopal city and destination of pilgrims to St Olav's shrine. Ships moving between the city and the coast passed the entrance near Ørland, where the great estate of Austrått stood. The fjord joined farms and settlements around its many arms to the harbour and institutions of Nidaros, later known as Trondheim.