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Verdal
Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklestad, Trones, Vera, Vinne, and Vuku. The municipality is the 53rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Verdal is the 81st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,955. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 3.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Værdalen'' was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). It is one of very few municipalities in Norway with unchanged borders since that date, although the spelling of the name was modified to ''Verdal''. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county. Name The Old Norse form of the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdalsøra
Verdalsøra is a town in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town is the administrative center of the municipality. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the mouth of the river Verdalselva. The village of Vinne lies to the southeast, Trones lies about to the north, the villages of Forbregd/Lein lie about to the northeast (along the lake Leksdalsvatnet), and the village of Stiklestad lies about to the east. In 1998, the municipal council of Verdal voted to grant the urban area of Verdalsøra town status under the laws of Norway. European route E6 and the Nordland Line run north and south through the town, with one railway stop in the town: Verdal Station. Aker Verdal has a large shipyard in Verdal. Verdalsøra Chapel is located in the town. Verdalsøra is also the location of the local secondary school, Verdal videregående skole and a folk high school ( no, folkehøgskole). The Rinnleiret beach area lies just south of the town, on the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdalselva
Verdalselva ( en, Verdal River) is a long river in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river begins at Holmen in the village of Vuku at the confluence of the rivers Inna (Verdal), Inna and Helgåa. The river Inna drains the lake Innsvatnet near the Sweden, Swedish border and the river Helgåa runs from the lake Veresvatnet at the village of Vera, Norway, Vera. The river Verdalselva flows west into the Trondheimsfjord, after passing through the town of Verdalsøra. The river Verdalselva is one of the country's best for salmon fishing. See also *List of rivers in Norway References Verdal Rivers of Trøndelag Rivers of Norway {{Norway-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and Søndre Trondhjems amt. In 2016, the two county councils voted to merge (back) into a single county on 1 January 2018. As of 1 January 2014, the county had 135,142 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos, and Verdal, all with between 24,000 and 12,000 inhabitants. The economy is primarily centered on services, although there are significant industries in agriculture, fisheries, hydroelectricity and forestry. It has the lowest gross domestic product per capita of any county in the country. Nord-Trøndelag covered , making it the sixth-largest county, and it consisted of 23 municipalities. The district of Innherred runs along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stiklestad
Stiklestad is a village and parish in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located east of the town of Verdalsøra and about southeast of the village of Forbregd/Lein. The village is mainly known as the site of the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. Stiklestad Church is located in the village and it is assumed to have been erected on the exact spot where King Olaf II Haraldsson fell in the battle. The king was buried in Nidaros (Trondheim), canonised there on 3 August 1031, and later enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral. Following the Lutheran reformation of 1537 the saint's remains were removed and their precise resting-place has been unknown since 1568. Name The Old Norse form of the name is ''Stiklarstaðir''. The first element is the genitive of a word ''stikl'' and the last element is ''staðir'' which means "farm". The word ''stikl'' might have been derived from the verb ''stikla'' which means "to jump", and this might have been the name of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuku
Vuku is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Helgåa and Inna where they become the Verdalselva river. The village is about west of the village of Vera and about east of the town of Verdalsøra. Vuku is also a parish covering the central part of Verdal municipality, with Vuku Church located in this village. The village has a population (2018) of 226 and a population density of . In the late 1800s, a group of parish members immigrated to the United States, where they established a sister church in what is now Foxhome, Minnesota. In 2015, the members of the Minnesotan Vukku Lutheran Churccelebrated 125 years of history Former Premier League footballer John Olav Hjelde grew up in Vuku and played for Vuku until he was signed by Rosenborg, then the biggest club in Norway.Later he got signed by Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinne, Norway
Vinne is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just south of the Verdalselva river, about southeast of the town of Verdalsøra and about the same distance to the west of the village of Lysthaugen. Vinne is also a parish covering the southern part of western Verdal municipality, with Vinne Church located in this village. The Bergsgrav Station is a train stop in Vinne along the Nordlandsbanen The Nordland Line ( no, Nordlandsbanen, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag (formerly Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndel ... railway line. References Verdal Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmark-Norway, and the counties were reunited in 2018 after a vote of the two counties in 2016. The largest city in Trøndelag is the city of Trondheim. The administrative centre is Steinkjer, while Trondheim functions as the office of the county mayor. Both cities serve the office of the county governor; however, Steinkjer houses the main functions. Trøndelag county and the neighbouring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway. A person from Trøndelag is called a ''trønder''. The dialect spoken in the area, trøndersk, is characterized by dropping out most vowel endings; see apocope. Trøndelag is one of the most fertile regions of Norway, with large agricultural output. The majority of the production ends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysthaugen
Lysthaugen is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the river Verdalselva, about east of the town of Verdalsøra and about southwest of the village of Vuku. The mountain Skitholvola lies about south of the village. The village has a population (2018) of 303 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of . References Verdal Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trones, Verdal
Trones is a headland and residential area in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about north of the town of Verdalsøra, along the coast of the Trondheimsfjord. The villages of Nordskaget and Sørskaget are located on the headland, and they are combined under the name Trones by Statistics Norway. The village area has a population (2018) of 388 and a population density of . References Verdal Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbregd/Lein
Forbregd and Lein are two small adjoining villages in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. Statistics Norway classifies the urban area as Forbregd/Lein. The village area is located about northeast of the town of Verdalsøra and about northwest of Stiklestad, along the southern shore of the lake Leksdalsvatnet. The village has a population (2018) of 849 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of . References Verdal Villages in Trøndelag {{NordTrøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera, Norway
Vera is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the lake Veresvatnet, about west of the border with Sweden, about south of the edge of Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park, and about east of the village of Vuku Vuku is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Helgåa and Inna where they become the Verdalselva river. The village is about west of the village of Vera and about e .... Vera is also a parish covering the eastern part of Verdal municipality, with Vera Chapel located in this village. References Verdal Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Norway
Norway is divided into 11 administrative regions, called counties (''fylker'' in Norwegian, singular: ''fylke''), and 356 municipalities (''kommuner/-ar'', singular: ''kommune'' – cf. communes). The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality. Municipalities are the atomic unit of local government in Norway and are responsible for primary education (until 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. Law enforcement and church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous consolidation. In 1930, there were 747 municipalities in Norway. As of 2020 there are 356 municipalities, a reduction from 422. See the list of former municipalities of Norway for further detail about municipal mergers. The consolidation effort is complicated by a number of factors. Since block grants are made by the national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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