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Nordstern (city)

20th century in TrondheimAC with 0 elementsCancelled citiesGerman occupation of NorwayNazi architecture
Norway in World War IIPlanned citiesPolitics of Nazi Germany
Bundesarchiv Bild 121 1431, Drontheim, Stadtansicht
Bundesarchiv Bild 121 1431, Drontheim, Stadtansicht

Nordstern (en: "North Star"), sometimes referred to as Neu Drontheim (en: "New Trondheim"), was the Nazi plan for the creation of a new German metropolis in German-occupied Norway during World War II. It was planned to have a population of around 250,000–300,000 inhabitants.The building site of the city was located 15–20 km (9.3–12.4 mi) southwest of the Norwegian city of Trondheim. Because of the significant strategic importance of Trondheim Fjord to the German military, it was to be constructed in conjunction with a major navy and military base that would give Germany unprecedented maritime control over the North Atlantic area, a move strongly supported by Großadmirals Erich Raeder and Karl Dönitz.German leader Adolf Hitler envisioned the city as "a German Singapore", and it became one of his favorite architectural projects. During the war itself, the port city was already turned into a major base for German U-boat submarines, Dora I.

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Nordstern (city)
Øyvegen, Melhus

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7224 Melhus
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Bundesarchiv Bild 121 1431, Drontheim, Stadtansicht
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