Stjørdal
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Basic data | ||
Commune number : | 5035 | |
Province (county) : | Trøndelag | |
Administrative headquarters: | Stjørdalshalsen | |
Coordinates : | 63 ° 28 ' N , 10 ° 55' E | |
Surface: | 938.27 km² | |
Residents: | 24,145 (Feb 27, 2020) | |
Population density : | 26 inhabitants per km² | |
Language form : | neutral | |
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Railway connection: | Nordlandsbanen | |
Next international airport : | Trondheim Airport | |
politics | ||
Mayor : | Ivar Vigdenes ( Sp ) (2013) | |
Location in the province of Trøndelag | ||
municipalityin theprovince of Trøndelag,Norway. It was formed in 1962 from the former municipalities of Stjørdalshalsen,Skatval, Hegra and Lånke. On June 1, 1997, the municipality received city rights. Trondheim Airportis located on its territory, and it ranks third in terms of flight movements in Norway.
is ageography
The city is located at the mouth of the river Stjørdalselva , the valley of which extends from there eastwards to Sweden , into the Trondheimfjord and the Stjørdalsfjord .
The name Stjørdal also refers to the valley, but in Norwegian with an attached article as Stjørdalen .
history
There are several places with rock carvings . A settlement focus was already here in the Viking times .
Stjørdal also includes the island of Steinvikholmen in the Åsenfjord with the remains of the Steinvikholmen fortress, built in 1530 and built by the last Archbishop of Nidaros, Olav Engelbrektsson .
The fortress of Hegra is also located in the municipality. It was built between 1907 and 1910 against a possible attack by Sweden after the union with Sweden was dissolved in 1905. In 1940, 200 Norwegian soldiers fought there against German troops for 23 days . Since the fortress was oriented towards Sweden and thus to the east, it was only of limited use against a German attack from the west. Nevertheless, the fortress was never conquered militarily and is still a symbol of the Norwegian resistance in World War II .
Stjørdal used to belong to Stjórdælafylki and thus in the old thing district of Frostathing .
Personalities
- Leif Granli (* 1909–1988), politician
- Arild Holm (* 1942), ski racer
- Rolf Åge Berg (* 1950), ski jumper
- Marit Arnstad (* 1962), politician
- Kirsti Leirtrø (* 1963), politician
- Ingvild Kjerkol (* 1975), politician
- Morten Hegseth (* 1986), journalist and presenter
Web links
- Stjørdal in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence