Gaubekveita Traditional Cache
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Trondheim still has several small narrow streets, called "veiter".
A "veit" would typically be a residential street within the city
centre. The city fires of 1681, 1748, 1801 and 1802 destroyed a lot
of these areas, but quite a few "veiter" still remain, and they are
an important part of Trondheim's 1000 year long history.
NORWEGIAN:
Veitene er flere ganger omtalt som noe av det mest sjarmerende i
Trondheim. Det at en by har smale gater, er kanskje ikke så
spesielt, men veitene har en spesiell plass i byhistorien her og
noen av de skjulte juvelene i "Midtbyen" finner du nettopp i
veitene. Denne cachen er forhåpentligvis en inspirasjon til å
utforske flere av byens spennende små veiter. Gaubekveita har
navnet sitt fra Gautbekken som en gang (før 1600) rant fra
Stiftsgården, forbi her, og ut i sjøen. Hanna Kvåles hospits og
Julie Eldens privathotel har ligget i Gaubekveita.
One of the lesser known "veiter": 
ENGLISH:
When Trondheim was planned out (by dutch urban architect Cicignon)
after one of the first great fires in the 17th century, wide
streets were seen as important to stop future fires from spreading.
"Munkegata", "Søndre gate", "Nordre gate" and "Olav Tryggvasons
gate" are examples of the new wide streets built throughout the
17th and 18th century. There was however a need for shorter and
narrower streets to connect the main streets. Therefore, the dutch
architect (and later city planners) chose to keep some of the old
narrow streets and also plan for new ones.
Even after the city fires, a lot of the narrow "veiter" was kept
when rebuilding the area. There were attempts to regulate the width
of the "veiter", but the new regulations were often disregarded.
People whom lived on the ground floor next to a "veit" experienced
panelling getting torn off their houses when carriages and cars
tried to pass through the "veiter". There are also stories of
windows being shattered and doorhandles being ripped out.
A "veit" could often represent a function or have a spesific
identity. I.e. Brattørveita was where farmers from lodged when
visitting the city, Pissveita (as in "urinating 'veita'") was where
visitors to the most prominent liquour outlet, went to relieve
themselves and Tyrkrisveita refers to "Turkey-veita" and might
derive from a pub known for its fights, much like the fights
sailors experienced from Turkish pirates that often borded
Norwegian commercial ships in the 1600s.
Gaubekveita is not the best known "veit", but that makes it
a good example: somewhat anonymous, but where most Trondheim
citizens lived and worked for many hundred years. The name comes
from "Gautbekken" (The Gaut stream) that came through here from the
(formerly marshy) area where the royal residence is today
(Stiftsgården). The stream was effectively built over by the end of
the 16th century.
This map of the city (Bloms bykart) from 1830 shows the lay-out
of central Trondheim. The author/maker of the "Veitene" article
(Johan Løkhaug) published on Overdahl.net has drawn in "veiter"
that existed in 1830 (red lines). The oldest street network and
city lay-out is more evident in this map. Trondheim's current
lay-out is more like a continental European system than what the
case is for other Norwegian cities, because of Dutch architect
Caspar Cicignon's heavy influence on city planning after
1681:
"Veiter" in Trondheim today:
Apotekerveita, Asylveita, Batteriveita, Bersvendveita,
Brandhaugveita, Brattørveita, Credoveita, Danielsbakerveita,
Danielsveita, Drillveita, Fotveita, Gaubekveita,
Enkeltskillingsveitene, Gjelvangveita, Gjetveita, Holstveita,
Hornemannsveita, Hvedingsveita, Kannikestrete, Kattveita,
Krambuveita, Kuskveita, Lilleplassveita, Moursundveita,
Munkhaugveita, Presidentveita, Ravelsveita, Repslagerveita,
Schjoldagerveita, Sommerveita, St. Jørgensveita, Storchveita,
Taraldsgårdsveita, Tyrkrisveita, Vaterlandsveita, Westermannsveita,
Wilmannsveita and Ørjaveita.
Sources: Overdahl.net, various Wikipedia articles,
trondheim.kommune.no, Trondheims byhistorie, Trondheim byarkiv and
Adresseavisen.
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