What is "innherred"

Innherred or Innherad is a traditional district in Nord-Trøndelag county in the central part of Norway. It consists of the areas around the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord including the municipalities of Levanger, Frosta, Steinkjer, Verdal, Inderøy, and Verran. Sometimes the municipalities of Snåsa and Namdalseid are also included in the Innherred district. The area encompasses about and about 68,062 residents (2004).

The district is only a traditional geographical district, it has no administrative or governmental functions. Innherred forms most of the southern part of Nord-Trøndelag county, except for the southernmost part: the district of Stjørdalen. Note that while Skatval nowadays are a part Stjørdal municipality, it does belongs to the district of Innherred rather than Stjørdalen.