Hegra is a village in

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county,

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. The village is located in the Stjørdalen valley, about east of the town of

Stjørdalshalsen Stjørdalshalsen or Stjørdal (nickname: ''Halsen'') is a town and the administrative centre of Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located between the rivers Stjørdalselva and Gråelva to the south and north and by th ...

along the Stjørdalselva river. The village has a population (2024) of 971 and a

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of . The village is served by the unstaffed Hegra Station on the

Meråker Line The Meråker Line ( �meːroːkərˌbɑːnən is a railway line which runs through the district and valley of Stjørdalen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The line branches off from the Nordland Line at Hell Station and runs eastwards to the No ...

. The European route E14 highway also runs through the village, just south of Hegra Church. Hegra has its own

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, school and a local

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. Hegra is also one of the centers for the resurgence of the Dole Gudbrandsdal horse in Norway.

History

The village was the

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of the old Hegra Municipality which existed from 1874 until 1962. The ancient rock carvings (''Leirfald''), as well as the small border fort Hegra Fortress (formerly known as ''Ingstadkleven Fort'') are both located in Hegra. The fortress was the site of the Battle of Hegra Fortress where the invading

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fought from 10 April to 5 May 1940, not surrendering before all other Norwegian units in

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and

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had capitulated.

Media gallery

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Notable people

* Ida Basilier-Magelssen (1846–1928 in Hegra), an opera singer * Andreas Fleischer (1878–1957), a bishop in the

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* Johan Peter Trøite (1880–1977), a politician with the Venstre party *

Ludvik Buland Ludvik Buland (6 May 1893 – 5 February 1945) was a Norwegian trade unionist. He chaired the Norwegian Union of Railway Workers, but was imprisoned and died during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. Early life and career Ludvik Bulan ...

(1893–1945), a trade unionist * Jon Leirfall (1899–1998), a politician with the Senterpartiet * Arnstein Øverkil (1937–2014), a police chief * Heidrun Kringen, (Norwegian Wiki) (born 1941), an artist * Gøril Kringen (born 1972), a soccer player

References

External links

Hegra Fortress

Stjordalsnett.no on Hegra
{{authority control Villages in Trøndelag Stjørdal