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Stjørdal () or is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The
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of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called
Stjørdalshalsen Stjørdalshalsen (also known as Stjørdal or Halsen) is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located between the rivers Stjørdalselva and Gråelva to the south and north and ...
. Some of the villages in the municipality include
Elvran Elvran is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the municipality, about southeast of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The village is the location of Elvran Church. Notable ...
,
Flornes Flornes is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the municipality along the Stjørdalselva river, about east of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The village of Sona lies to t ...
,
Hegra HEGRA, which stands for ''High-Energy-Gamma-Ray Astronomy'', was an atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for Gamma-ray astronomy. With its various types of detectors, HEGRA took data between 1987 and 2002, at which point it was dismantled in order ...
,
Hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location in the afterlife in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as eternal punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hell ...
,
Kvithammer Kvithammer or Kvithammar is a village in the Skatval area of the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the municipality, about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The village has a p ...
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Prestmoen Prestmoen is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Stjørdalselva river in the central part of the municipality, about southeast of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The village is the locat ...
,
Skatval Skatval is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Skatval peninsula about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The inhabitants are called as ''Skatvalsbygg''. Skatval Church is lo ...
,
Skjelstadmarka Skjelstadmarka is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the municipality, about northeast of the town of Stjørdalshalsen, about north of the village of Hegra, and about e ...
, Sona, and Værnes. The municipality is known for the village of
Hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location in the afterlife in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as eternal punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hell ...
which is located in the
Lånke Lånke was a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located south of the Stjørdalselva river in what is now the south-central part ...
area of Stjørdal. Hell is especially known for its train station,
Hell Station Hell Station ( no, Hell stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Hell in the Municipality of Stjørdal in the Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the intersection of the Nordland Line and the Meråker Line. Information ...
, where you find the old sign saying ' (meaning "Cargo handling"). The municipality is the 125th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Stjørdal is the 50th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,287. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period.


General information

The old
prestegjeld A ''prestegjeld'' was a geographic and administrative area within the Church of Norway (''Den Norske Kirke'') roughly equivalent to a parish. This traditional designation was in use for centuries to divide the kingdom into ecclesiastical areas tha ...
of Stjørdalen was established as the municipality of Stjørdalen on 1 January 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...
law). On 1 January 1850, Stjørdalen municipality was divided into two new municipalities:
Øvre Stjørdal Øvre Stjørdal or Øvre Stjørdalen is a former municipality in the old Nordre Trondhjem county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1850 until its dissolution in 1874. The municipality encompassed the upper part of the Stjørdalen valley ...
(population: 5,199) in the east and Nedre Stjørdal (population: 6,543) in the west. Later, on 1 January 1874, Øvre Stjørdal municipality was divided into two new municipalities:
Hegra HEGRA, which stands for ''High-Energy-Gamma-Ray Astronomy'', was an atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for Gamma-ray astronomy. With its various types of detectors, HEGRA took data between 1987 and 2002, at which point it was dismantled in order ...
(population: 3,409) in the west and Meråker (population: 1,861) in the east. On 1 January 1902, Nedre Stjørdal municipality was divided into three new municipalities:
Lånke Lånke was a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located south of the Stjørdalselva river in what is now the south-central part ...
(population: 1,449) in the south,
Skatval Skatval is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Skatval peninsula about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The inhabitants are called as ''Skatvalsbygg''. Skatval Church is lo ...
(population: 2,125) in the north, and Stjørdal (population: 3,158) in the central part. This Stjørdal was quite small in comparison to its size today, but over time it was expanded. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipalities of Stjørdal (population: 6,204),
Hegra HEGRA, which stands for ''High-Energy-Gamma-Ray Astronomy'', was an atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for Gamma-ray astronomy. With its various types of detectors, HEGRA took data between 1987 and 2002, at which point it was dismantled in order ...
(population: 2,704),
Lånke Lånke was a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located south of the Stjørdalselva river in what is now the south-central part ...
(population: 1,967), and
Skatval Skatval is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Skatval peninsula about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The inhabitants are called as ''Skatvalsbygg''. Skatval Church is lo ...
(population: 1,944) were all merged to form a much larger municipality of Stjørdal. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old
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 S ...
county to the new Trøndelag county.


Name

The Old Norse form of the name was ''Stjórardalr''. The first element is the
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of the river name ''Stjór'' (now called Stjørdalselva) and the last element is ''dalr'' which means " valley" or "dale". The meaning of the river name is unknown. The pronunciation of the name ''Stjørdal'' in the local dialect is .


Coat of arms and flag

On 29 September 1983, by resolution of its municipal council, Stjørdal adopted a new municipal coat of arms in red and gold, bearing a gold or yellow Lindworm (a two-legged
dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
or wyvern) on a field of red. The arms were granted on 25 November 1983. Most Norwegian municipalities have a banner of their respective coats of arms as a flag, and accordingly, the municipal flag of Stjørdal similarly bears a yellow wyvern on a red field. Although the coat of arms is from modern times, the dragon motif of the arms was inspired by a medieval seal for the district, dating from 1344. The old municipal seal was considered unsuitable for selection as the municipal coat of arms, because to obtain a municipal coat of arms and flag, a Norwegian municipality must fulfill certain heraldic requirements that do not apply to a seal. For example, a coat of arms will generally contain only one pictorial motif, while Stjørdal's seal had three motifs and failed to meet additional requirements concerning color elements. The municipality sought assistance from the National Archives of Norway, and was referred to archivist Hallvard Trætteberg, resulting in a collaboration to develop the new coat of arms. The dragon is a symbol of
Saint Margaret of Antioch Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr ( grc-gre, Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July in the Western Rite Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism, ...
, and its depiction is derived from Stjørdal's old seal, which showed Saint Margaret standing on a slain dragon. According to Stjørdal's municipal website, both the four-legged dragon and the two-legged wyvern are used in ancient designs of arms going back thousands of years, and have "always stood as a symbol of authority, power, and exalted dignity of great national cultures."


Churches

The
Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...
has four parishes () within the municipality of Stjørdal. It is part of the Stjørdal prosti (
deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
) in the
Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...
.


History

Stjørdal is the location of
Steinvikholm Castle Steinvikholm Castle (''Steinvikholm slott'') is an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula near Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The castle was built over seven years, from 1525 to 1532, by Norway's last Roman Catholic Archbishop, Olav ...
, the residence of Norway's last Catholic archbishop, Olav Engelbrektsson. It is located on the
Skatval Skatval is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Skatval peninsula about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The inhabitants are called as ''Skatvalsbygg''. Skatval Church is lo ...
peninsula. Hegra Fortress is located in the central part of the municipality. It was used as a defense against the
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military. It was also used during World War II in the
Battle of Hegra Fortress The Battle of Hegra Fortress was a 25-day engagement in the 1940 Norwegian campaign which saw a small force of Norwegian volunteers fighting numerically superior German forces from a fortified position. After initial fighting around the Meråk ...
. The Stjørdal Folk Academy was founded in 1908 by
Nils Anton Vaagland Nils Anton Vaagland (February 11, 1872 – December 29, 1965) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Liberal Party. Vaagland was born in Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. He was the son of a schoolteacher and married the daughter ...
, who was later mayor of Stjørdal and also served as the academy's director for 10 years. Steinvikholm slott.JPG,
Steinvikholm Castle Steinvikholm Castle (''Steinvikholm slott'') is an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula near Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The castle was built over seven years, from 1525 to 1532, by Norway's last Roman Catholic Archbishop, Olav ...
in Stjørdal where the last
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of Norway resided Skatval Station 1945.JPG, 8 May 1945 following years of
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Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Stjørdal, are responsible for
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(through 10th grade), outpatient
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, senior citizen services, unemployment and other
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, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.


Municipal council

The municipal council () of Stjørdal is made up of 41 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:


Geography

Stjørdal consists of the old municipalities of
Skatval Skatval is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Skatval peninsula about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The inhabitants are called as ''Skatvalsbygg''. Skatval Church is lo ...
,
Hegra HEGRA, which stands for ''High-Energy-Gamma-Ray Astronomy'', was an atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for Gamma-ray astronomy. With its various types of detectors, HEGRA took data between 1987 and 2002, at which point it was dismantled in order ...
,
Lånke Lånke was a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located south of the Stjørdalselva river in what is now the south-central part ...
, and Stjørdal. The Stjørdalselva river runs through the Stjørdalen valley, with the
Skatval Skatval is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Skatval peninsula about northwest of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The inhabitants are called as ''Skatvalsbygg''. Skatval Church is lo ...
peninsula on the northern side. The
Forbordsfjellet Forbordsfjellet is a mountain in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The tall mountain lies directly to the north of Trondheim Airport, Værnes and the town of Stjørdalshalsen and about northeast of the village of Skatva ...
mountain sits in the northern part of the municipality. The Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park lies in the eastern part of the municipality, as is a tiny part of the lake Feren. The village of Stjørdal declared
town status City status is a symbolic and legal designation given by a national or subnational government. A municipality may receive city status because it already has the qualities of a city, or because it has some special purpose. Historically, city status ...
in 1997. Stjørdal is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Trøndelag due to its proximity to the city of Trondheim and also to
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's presence (it controls a large part of the petroleum activity in the Norwegian Sea from Stjørdal). Trondheim is only about from Stjørdal either by road (
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) or train ( Trønderbanen). Stjørdal is in the process of "growing together" with Trondheim, a show of regional urbanization. The distance to Steinkjer is about , and the towns of Levanger and
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 ...
are both about to the north. All four of these towns are located on the eastern shore of Trondheimsfjord.


Climate

Trondheim Airport Værnes in Stjørdal is used by Norway's met office as climate reference station for the Trøndelag region, and is sometimes used as reference station for the city of Trondheim. The weather station started operating in 1946. The location near the wide and deep Trondheimsfjord moderates winter temperatures. The coldest month recorded at Værnes was February 1966 with mean and average daily high . The warmest month was July 2014 with mean and average high , while the weather station at nearby Kvithammar in Stjørdal recorded average high in July 2014. On June 27, 2020, Værnes set a new record high with 34.3 °C. The record lows are all from before year 2000, the most recent is the January record low from 1996. Half of the monthly record highs are from 2000 or later. The warmest temperature ever recorded in Stjørdal was at an earlier weather station on 17 July 1945 with , the warmest temperature recorded in the former Nord-Trøndelag county. The driest month at Værnes was January 1972 with of precipitation, and the wettest was December 1975 with . The largest snow depth recorded is in March 1956, while the largest snow depth after 1980 is in January 1986. There are on average 14 days during winter with at least of snow cover on the ground based on the years 1971–2000. Temperatures have tended to be warmer in more recent decades with less snow cover in winter due to melting. The only year air frost has been recorded in August was in 1956, and the second-coldest low recorded in August is in 1966. The only recording of air frost in June was in 1975.


Birdlife

The Stjørdal area has a rich bird life with well over 260 recorded species and several good birding localities. Though Stjørdal can not boast of a long coastline (it's only long) some of best birding areas are to be found along Stjørdalfjorden. Halsøen is virtually situated near the centre of Stjørdal, and can be easily viewed from a number of advantage points from route E6 in the east or Langøra in the west. Formed by the old river outlet, this tidal area is well worth checking. Due to the shallow waters and extensive areas of mud at low tide, Halsøen is used both as a wintering area and a migration stopover point by many species.


Culture

Kimen kulturhus is a culture house that opened in 2015, which includes a 3-auditorium cinema, a public library, and concert halls. The radio station Radio Trøndelag is based in Stjørdal, which broadcasts programming targeted to rural Trøndelag audiences, and is the only significant radio station in the Trondheim metropolitan area that still broadcasts on FM. Sports-wise, the southern farming-based district of
Lånke Lånke was a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located south of the Stjørdalselva river in what is now the south-central part ...
is the place of the Lånkebanen, a rallycross complex that hosts annual rounds of the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The municipality's primary sports team is
IL Stjørdals-Blink Idrettslaget Stjørdals-Blink is a Norwegian sports club from Stjørdalshalsen, Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, track and field, orienteering, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, speed skating, and Nord ...
, whose men's
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team currently plays in the
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.


Transportation

Stjørdal is a regional transportation centre that is near the regional airport,
Trondheim Airport, Værnes Trondheim Airport ( no, Trondheim lufthavn; ) is an international airport serving Trondheim, a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The airport is located in Værnes, Trøndelag, Værnes, a vill ...
, as well as port facilities,
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,
European route E14 European route E14 is a part of the International E-road network. It begins in Trondheim, Norway, and ends in Sundsvall, Sweden. The road is long. The road follows the route Trondheim - Storlien – Östersund – Sundsvall. Just east of Tron ...
, and the Nordland Line going through the municipality from Trondheim to
Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...
with stops at
Hell Station Hell Station ( no, Hell stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Hell in the Municipality of Stjørdal in the Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the intersection of the Nordland Line and the Meråker Line. Information ...
, Trondheim Airport Station,
Stjørdal Station Stjørdal Station ( no, Stjørdal stasjon) is a railway station located in the town of Stjørdalshalsen in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located along the Nordland Line. It is located just north of t ...
, and
Skatval Station Skatval Station ( no, Skatval stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Nordlandsbanen railway line. The station is served hourly by the ...
. In addition, the Meråkerbanen railway line goes from
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east to Åre Municipality in
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. Stations on that railway line include
Hell Station Hell Station ( no, Hell stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Hell in the Municipality of Stjørdal in the Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the intersection of the Nordland Line and the Meråker Line. Information ...
,
Hegra Station Hegra Station ( no, Hegra stasjon) is a railway station on the Meråker Line in the village of Hegra in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station was opened on 17 October 1881 as Hegre. It received the current name o ...
,
Sona Station Sona Station ( no, Sona stasjon) was a railway station on the Meråker Line in the village of Sona in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northe ...
, and
Flornes Station Flornes Station ( no, Flornes stasjon) was a railway station on the Meråker Line in the village of Flornes in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in ...
. Regional bus services connect Stjørdal to Trondheim, Melhus, Orkanger, Steinkjer and Selbu 7 days a week, while two local routes connecting downtown Stjørdal with its northern and southern neighbourhoods run 6 and 5 days a week respectively.


Notable people


Public service & public thinking

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Petter Johnsen Ertzgaard Petter Johnsen Ertzgaard (13 August 1784 – 7 February 1848) was a Norwegian farmer, elected official and military officer. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Petter Johnsen Ertzgaard was born in Stjø ...
(1784 in Stjørdal – 1848) a farmer, elected official and military officer; rep. on
Norwegian Constitutional Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...
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Ole Vig Ole Vig (6 February 1824 – 19 December 1857) was a Norwegian teacher, poet, non-fiction writer, magazine editor. He is remembered today primarily as an early proponent of universal public education. Biography Vig grew up on a farm (''Vikmar ...
(1824 in Kvithammer – 1857) a Norwegian teacher, poet, non-fiction writer, magazine editor and early proponent of universal public education *
Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Olaf Alfred Hoffstad (18 March 186515 September 1943) was a Norwegian botanist, writer, school principal and Conservative politician. Born in the mid-Norwegian city of Stjørdal to a mercantile family, he initially embarked on an educational car ...
(1865 in Stjørdal – 1943) botanist, writer, school principal and politician * Andreas Fleischer (1878 in Hegra – 1957) a theologian, missionary to China, and Bishop of
Diocese of Bjørgvin The Diocese of Bjørgvin ( no, Bjørgvin bispedømme) is one of the 11 dioceses that make up the Church of Norway. It includes all of the churches located in the county of Vestland in Western Norway. The cathedral city is Bergen, Norway's second ...
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Johan Peter Trøite Johan Peter Trøite (22 March 1880 – 14 March 1977) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Hegra to Nils Pedersen Hegre and Randi Rollaugsdatter Bjørngaard. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1937–1945, for ...
(1880 in Hegra – 1977) a politician, Mayor of Hegra 1937-1941 *
Jon Leirfall Jon Leirfall (7 October 1899 – 12 June 1998) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1945, and was re-elected on five occasions. He had previously been a deputy repre ...
(1899 in Hegra – 1998) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Hegra 1959–1961 * Alf Amble (1909–1950) a petty criminal, anti-Semitic activist, writer and Nazi sympathiser in WWII, brought up in Stjørdal * Petter Jakob Bjerve (1913 in Stjørdal – 2004) an economist, statistician, politician and director of
Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...
1949–1980, president of the
International Statistical Institute The International Statistical Institute (ISI) is a professional association of statisticians. It was founded in 1885, although there had been international statistical congresses since 1853. The institute has about 4,000 elected members from gov ...
, 1971 to 1975 *
Reidar Kvaal Reidar Kvaal MC (14 February 1916 – 17 June 2016) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born in Stjørdal to farmer Ottar Kvaal and Guri Gjære. During World War II he was a member of Kompani Linge. He led Operation Lapwing, a group of c ...
MC (1916 in Stjørdal – 2016) a Norwegian military officer, fought in Kompani Linge * Håvard Alstadheim (1936 in Stjørdal – 1998) economist, politician, Mayor of Stjørdal 1980-1985 *
Arnstein Øverkil Arnstein Øverkil (29 March 1937 – 27 February 2014) was a Norwegian police chief and civil servant. He was born in Hegra, and from 1985 to 2002 he was the chief of police in Asker and Bærum Police District. In 2003 he was appointed as acting d ...
(1937 in Hegra – 2014) a Norwegian police chief, freemason and civil servant *
Alf Daniel Moen Alf Daniel Moen (born 2 February 1950) is a Norwegian forester and politician for the Labour Party. He lives in Hegra and was mayor of Stjørdal Stjørdal () or is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen ...
(born 1950 in Hegra) forester, politician, Mayor of Stjørdal, 1986–94 & 1995–99 *
Eli Arnstad Eli Arnstad (born 4 May 1962) is a Norwegian civil servant, sports official and politician for the Centre Party. Early life and career She was born in Stjørdal as a daughter of accountant and farmer Arne Arnstad (1932–1980) and nurse Aasta Ar ...
(born 1962 in Stjørdal) a Norwegian civil servant, sports official and politician *
Marit Arnstad Marit Arnstad (born 4 May 1962) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Centre Party. She is currently the party’s parliamentary leader since 2014, having previously held the office from 2003 to 2005. Arnstad was the Norwegian Minister of ...
(born 1962 in Stjørdal) a Norwegian lawyer and politician


The Arts

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Kjell Arnljot Wig Kjell Arnljot Wig (31 December 1924 – 18 January 2015) was a Norwegian media personality. He was born in Stjørdal and died in Bærum. He was a journalist for ''Morgenbladet'' from 1948, and was assigned with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corpora ...
(1924 in Stjørdal – 2015) a Norwegian media personality & TV host * Mona Grudt (born 1971 in Stjørdal) a TV host, model, editor, and
Miss Universe 1990 Miss Universe 1990, the 39th Miss Universe pageant, held on April 15, 1990 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States. Mona Grudt of Norway was crowned by her predecessor Angela Visser of Holland at the end of the event. ...
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Bjørn Marius Hegge Bjørn Marius Hegge (born 11 September 1987 in Elvran, Stjørdal) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Double bass, upright bass and guitar) and composer. Biography Hegge completed his studies on the Jazz program at Norwegian University of Science an ...
(born 1987 in Elvran) jazz musician and composer, plays upright bass and guitar


Sport

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Tor Richter Tor Richter (20 April 1938 – 30 September 2010) was a Norwegian Shooting sport, sports shooter. He competed in the Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone, 50 metre rifle, prone event at the 1960 Summer Olympic ...
(1938 in Stjørdal – 2010) a sports shooter, competed at the
1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
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Arild Holm Arild Ragnar Holm (born 11 February 1942) is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Stjørdal. He participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capita ...
(born 1942 in Stjørdal) an alpine skier, competed at the
1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...
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Kjell Alseth Kjell Alseth (born 15 August 1960 in Stjørdal) is a Norway, Norwegian Referee (association football), Football referee. He represents Stjørdals/Blink. Alseth debuted as referee in Tippeligaen 18 August 1996 in Skeid Fotball, Skeid's 3–1 victor ...
(born 1960 in Stjørdal) a Norwegian football
FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
referee * Fredrik Midtsjø (born 1993 in Stjørdal) a Norwegian footballer with 230 club caps


Twin towns – sister cities

Stjørdal is twinned with: * Karstula, Finland


References


External links

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Municipal fact sheet
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Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...

Angling in the Stjørdalselva (river)
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