Melhus was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1865, the western district of Høilandet (population: 1,818) was separated from Melhus to form a separate … See more

The 695-square-kilometre (268 sq mi) municipality of Melhus includes the valley of the river Gaula as it flows northwards towards its mouth at the Gaulosen, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The lake Svorksjøen lies on the western border with Orkdal See more

• Bridge crossing Gaula River
• Gimse in Melhus
• Gaustad Lake
• Chapel at Vassfjellet on the border with Klæbu See more

• Einar Thambarskelfir (ca.980 – ca.1050), an influential nobleman and de facto ruler of Norway
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Melhus was the site of many important events during the Viking Age. It was the site of the farm Rimul in Melhus at which Jarl Haakon was killed by his slave, Tormod Kark See more

European route E6 runs north and south through the municipality, following the Gaula River. There is also a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long stretch of European route E39 passes east and west in the northern part of Melhus between Buvika and Leinstrand See more

• Trønderbladet: Largest newspaper in Melhus.
• Gaula: Newspaper published in Melhus which also covers the See more