Sparbu

Sparbu
Village
View of the railway station in the village
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Coordinates: 63°55′08″N 11°25′58″E / 63.91889°N 11.43278°E / 63.91889; 11.43278Coordinates: 63°55′08″N 11°25′58″E / 63.91889°N 11.43278°E / 63.91889; 11.43278
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Innherred
Municipality	Steinkjer
Area
• Total	0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	592
• Density	1,518/km2 (3,930/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	7710 Sparbu

Sparbu is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. The 0.39-square-kilometre (96-acre) village has a population (2013) of 592. The population density of Sparbu is 1,518 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,930/sq mi).

Sparbu sits along European route E6, and it is also the location of Sparbu Station on the Nordland Line. The village of Mære lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north, the village of Røra lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the south, and the lake Leksdalsvatnet lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the east.

The parish of Sparbu was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The eastern district of Skei (population: 1,441) was separated from Sparbu on 1 January 1885 to form a municipality of its own. This left Sparbu with 2,842 residents. On 1 January 1964, a major municipal merger took place: the municipalities of Sparbu, Ogndal, Beitstad, Egge, Kvam, and Stod were all merged with the town of Steinkjer to form the new municipality of Steinkjer. Prior to the merger, Sparbu had 4,027 inhabitants.