TRONDHJEM, triin'yem, THRONDHJEM, or DRONTHEIM. A city of Norway, situated at the mouth of the Nid River, on the south shore of the Trondhjemsfjord, 240 miles north of Chris tiania (Slap: Norway, 1) 5). Although it is so far north, its climate is remarkably mild, and the fjord never freezes. On one of the surround ing picturesque hills stands the fortress of Chris tiansten. Another fort is on the small island of Slunkholm in the fjord opposite the city, cele brated as the place of imprisonment of the Dan ish Minister Grifienfeld (q.v.). The town is regularly laid out with wide streets. :Many of the houses are built of wood. The principal building is the large cathedral, probably the finest church in Scandinavia. It was founded in the eleventh century over the tomb of Saint Olaf, and consists of a Gothic nave and choir with a 'Romanesque transept. It has latterly been restored. By the present Constitution of
the country the kings of Sweden and Norway must be crowned in the Cathedral of Trondhjem. Noteworthy also are the arsenal in the old Kongsgaard and the fisheries museum and the leading library. The industries are rep resented by sawmills, wood-pulp factories, fish-curing establishments, machine shops, and shipyards. The commerce is very consider ble. It amounts to over $9,000.000 annually, while the shipping entries in 1900 amounted to 277,743 tons. The chief exports are copper ore from the Riiros mines, also iron and pyrites, timber, wood-pulp, and fish. Population. in 1891. 29,162: in 1901. 38,156. Trondhjem was founded by Olaf Tryggvason, who built a palace there in 996. Its early name was Nidaros. During the Middle Ages it was an important city and a goal of pilgrimage.