Editing Heimdal (section)

== History ==
This area south of Trondheim was named after the [[Old Norse]] god [[Heimdall]] from [[Norse mythology]]. The area has been continuously inhabited since at least the [[Iron Age]], and is rich in [[archaeological site]]s. The area where Tillerbyen has been built was initially [[swamp]], but it was drained in the 1930s as an [[airport]] was planned here. [[Operation Weserübung|Nazi invaders of 1940]] halted these plans, as they rather wanted an airport at [[Lade, Trondheim|Lade]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Heimdall|title=Heimdall |publisher = Store norske leksikon|author=Klaus Johan Myrvoll|access-date= December 1, 2016}}</ref>

In 1963, [[Trondheim Municipality]] bought the areas, and in 1966 they verified a development plan for a new tertiary and commercial hub that could lighten the development pressure on the crowded downtown areas. These plans met much resistance; many politicians thought the development would be too hard to complete, as the [[soil]] was too wet and unstable to support large-scale development.  Ever since the first developments, the areas of Tillerbyen and [[Sjetnemarka]] have been one of the most booming parts of the city and still, large development projects are launched to meet the growing [[population pressure]].