Stjørdal

Stjørdal is a municipality and town in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Township was declared in 1997. Stjørdal is the fastest growing municipality in Nord-Trøndelag due to its proximity to Trondheim and also to Statoil's presence (it controls a large part of the petroleum activity in the Norwegian Sea from Stjørdal). Trondheim is only about 35 km from Stjørdal either by road or train (Trønderbanen). Stjørdal is in the process of "growing together" with Trondheim, a show of regional urbanization. The distance to Steinkjer is about 85 km, and the towns of Levanger and Verdal is about 40-45 km to the north. All these four towns lies on the eastern shore of Trondheimsfjorden.

Stjørdal Railway Station

Stjørdal consists of the old administration areas of Skatval, Hegra, Lånke and Stjørdal. The river of "Stjørdalselven" runs trough the valley of Stjørdal, with the peninsula of Skatval on the northern side. The village of Hell is located in Lånke. Hell is especially known for its train station, where you find the old sign saying "Gods expedition" ("Cargo handling" in norwegian).

Stjørdal is a communication centre, with the regional airport, Trondheim Airport, Værnes, as well as port facilities and the E6 and railway (Trondheim - Bodø) going through the municipality. In addition, there are train and road connections east to Sweden.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1983) - but it is inspired by an old seal for the district from 1344. It shows a dragon.

[edit] 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 coast line (It's only 25 km long) some of best birding areas are to be found along Stjørdalfjorden. Halsøen is virtually situated near the centre of Stjørdal, and can be easy 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. For more iformation and some photographs of birds seen at Stjørdal check: Bird Watching In Norway - Stjørdal

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Angling in Stjørdalselva (river)

Municipalities of Nord-Trøndelag
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