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Trondra (Scots: Trondra) is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It shelters the harbour of Scalloway and has an area of 275 hectares (1.06 sq mi).

Trondra

Scots name	Trondra
Location
Trondra Trondra shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU398371
Coordinates	60.12°N 01.28°W / 60.12; -01.28
Physical geography
Island group	Shetland
Area	275 hectares (1.06 sq mi)
Area rank	90= [1]
Highest elevation	60 metres (197 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population	135[2]
Population rank	42 [1]
Population density	49 people/km2[2][3]
References	[3][4][5]

History

Trondra was becoming rapidly depopulated until 1970, when road bridges were built to neighbouring Burra (West and East) and to the southern peninsula of the Shetland Mainland.[5] Since then the population has recovered from a low of 20 in 1961.[3]

A local community hall was opened in 1986.

Composition

Settlements on the island include:

• Burland - Burland houses one of Shetland's most popular tourist attractions - the Burland Croft Trail.
• Cauldhame
• Cutts
• Glendale
• Scarfataing

Geology

Trondra is made up of steeply inclined dalradian rocks; mainly quartz and mica rich schists but with some crystalline limestone in the north which provide fertile soils around Cauldhame and Cutts. The hills are covered in grass and heather, with trees being few and far between, much like the rest of the Shetland Islands.

Wildlife

Trondra supports a number of seabirds including many gulls and black guillemots.[3]

There are many fields of sheep and a few of Shetland ponies throughout the island. There is a variety of other wildlife present on and around the isle, such as hedgehogs, sparrows, starlings, seals and porpoises.

Leisure activities

Trondra has 2 rowing teams, male and female, which compete in the summertime rowing regattas around Shetland and the annual 'Round Trondra Race'.

"Da Peerie Neep" ("The Wee Turnip") is a recently founded annual event which takes place in the Trondra hall and involves various neep related events such as "Toss the Neep".

Trondra usually enters a male and female squad in the Scalloway Fire Festival, which takes place in early January each year.

Footnotes

External links

• Google Earth view

На других языках

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[de] Trondra

Die schottische Insel Trondra gehört zum Civil parish Tingwall. Sie liegt knapp zehn Kilometer südwestlich von Lerwick und ist über eine Brücke mit der Hauptinsel Mainland verbunden. Eine weitere Brücken- und Straßenverbindung besteht mit der Nachbarinsel West Burra und Hamnavoe, dem Hauptort dieser Insel. Trondra hat eine Ausdehnung von etwa 5 × 1 km und hat eine Oberfläche knapp 3 km².

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- [en] Trondra

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[es] Trondra

Trondra es una isla localizada en el archipiélago de las Shetland, en Escocia. La isla ocupa una superficie de 3 km² y alberga una población de alrededor de 100 personas. La isla se encuentra conectada mediante puentes con Burra y con la península meridional de la isla Mainland.

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[fr] Trondra

Trondra est une île de l'archipel des Shetland. Sa superficie est de 2,75 km². Elle est reliée au nord par un pont routier à Mainland, l'île principale des Shetland, et au sud par un autre pont à Burra Ouest

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[it] Trondra

Trondra è un'isola sull'oceano Atlantico di 1,06 km² della Scozia nord-orientale, facente parte dell'arcipelago delle Shetland e, più precisamente, del sottogruppo delle isole Scalloway[1][2] (anche se alcune fonti non la includono in questo gruppo[2]). Conta una popolazione di circa 130 abitanti.[3]

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