Mære

Mære
Mære
—  Village  —
Mære is located in Nord-Trøndelag
Mære
Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°56′14″N 11°25′26″E / 63.93722°N 11.42389°E / 63.93722; 11.42389Coordinates: 63°56′14″N 11°25′26″E / 63.93722°N 11.42389°E / 63.93722; 11.42389
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Nord-Trøndelag
District Innherred
Municipality Steinkjer
Area[1]
 – Total 0.47 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 23 m (75 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 – Total 452
 – Density 962/km2 (2,491.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7710 Sparbu

Mære is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the European route E6 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Sparbu lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Mære. Mære Church is located in this village.[3]

The 0.47-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2011) of 452. The population density of Mære is 962 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,490 /sq mi).[1]

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.

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