Sparbu
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Sparbu is a village and a parish in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trondelag county, Norway.
Sparbu was formerly a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag. Sparbu was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The district of Ogndal was separated from Sparbu as a municipality of its own January 1, 1885. The rest of Sparbu - together with the municipalities of Ogndal, Beitstad, Egge, Kvam and Stod - were merged with the city of Steinkjer January 1, 1964.
Sparbu station on the Nordland Railway was opened in 1905.
Notable residents
- Jarle Benum, Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Liberal Party
- Torgeir Brandtzaeg, Norwegian ski jumper
- Karl Morten Eek, Norwegian football player
- Rune Ertsås, Norwegian football player
- Mona Juul, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former politician for the Norwegian Labour Party
- Peder E. Vorum, Norwegian educator and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party
- Hans Ystgaard, farmer and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party
External links
63°55′N 11°26′E / 63.917°N 11.433°E
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