Klemetsaune kolonihage

Klemetsaune kolonihage is an allotment garden located at the northern edge of Bymarka in Trondheim, Norway, near Bynesveien and the Trondheimsfjord between Trolla and Flakk. It was founded by Trondheim Municipality in 1988 as a successor to the Lerkendal hagekoloni, which operated from 1918 to 1959. It is both the northernmost and the youngest allotment garden affiliated with the Norwegian Allotment Garden Association (Norsk kolonihageforbund). The garden was established in April 1988 when the association leased part of the Klemetsaunet farm through a festeavtale (leasehold agreement). The area was developed around the main building of Klemetsaunet, with the association taking over about 45 decares of cultivated land and building out the site through volunteer work. The garden consists of 44 cabins with a floor area of 25 m² and associated plots of around 300 m² each. Cabins cannot be sold freely on the market; there are waiting lists for allocation, with the only criterion being residence in Trondheim municipality. The valuation is set by the allotment association, and the maximum price per cabin is NOK 300,000. The main building on the farm hosts an open café every Sunday during the season. The garden is run by the Klemetsaune kolonihageforening, a member-based association. It maintains an active community calendar, including seasonal events such as the autumn dugnad (volunteer work day) and harvest thanksgiving, as well as educational activities like herb courses. The official website serves as a communication hub for members, featuring news items, practical information about winter watch rounds and electricity readings, and interviews with allotment holders. As a non-commercial community asset, Klemetsaune kolonihage represents a distinct form of urban agriculture and recreational land use in Norway.

Klemetsaune kolonihage was founded by Trondheim Municipality in 1988 as a replacement for the Lerkendal hagekoloni, which existed from 1918 to 1959. After Lerkendal was closed, Trondheim Municipality promised to establish a new garden colony as compensation. It was only in April 1988 that Klemetsaune kolonihage was established when the association obtained a lease of part of the Klemetsaunet farm through a festeavtale. The garden was developed around the main building of Klemetsaunet, where the allotment association took over about 45 decares of cultivated land and built out the area through volunteer work. The garden consists of 44 cabins with a floor area of 25 m² and associated plots of around 300 m². Cabins cannot be sold freely on the market, and there are waiting lists for allocation, with the only criterion being residence in Trondheim municipality. The valuation is set by the allotment association, and the maximum price per cabin is NOK 300,000. In the main building of the farm, an open café is held every Sunday during the season. The garden is affiliated with Norsk kolonihageforbund and is both the northernmost and the youngest allotment garden in the association.

• 1988

  Klemetsaune kolonihage established in April through a leasehold agreement.

• 1988

  Association took over about 45 decares of cultivated land and built out the area through volunteer work.

• 1959

  Lerkendal hagekoloni closed; Trondheim Municipality promised a replacement.

• 1918

  Lerkendal hagekoloni established.

Norway's northernmost and youngest allotment garden, a member-run community asset in Trondheim.

• Allotment plots

  Around 300 m² per plot, associated with each cabin.

• Cabins

  44 cabins with a floor area of 25 m²; cannot be sold freely on the market.

• Open café

  Held every Sunday during the season in the main building of the farm.

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2. 2Klemetsaune kolonihage - Wikidatawikidata.org
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