Flornes
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Flornes is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located in the western part of the municipality along the Stjørdalselva
river, about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) east of the municipal center of Stjørdalshalsen
. The village of Sona
lies to the west and the village of Gudå
(in Meråker
) lies to the east.
The village is the location of the Flora Chapel
. The Meråkerbanen
railway line stops here at Flornes Station
, and the European route E14
highway also runs through the village.
Stjørdal
is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 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 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located in the western part of the municipality along the Stjørdalselva
Stjørdalselva
Stjørdalselva is a long river that reaches from near the Norwegian–Swedish border down the Stjørdalen valley through the municipalities of Meråker and Stjørdal before entering the Trondheimsfjord. The mouth is located between the villages of Stjørdalshalsen and Hell just south of Trondheim...
river, about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) east of the municipal center of Stjørdalshalsen
Stjørdalshalsen
Stjørdalshalsen is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located between the rivers Stjørdalselva and Gråelva, and their mouth into the Trondheimsfjord.The town has a population of 10,779. The population density of the town is...
. The village of Sona
Sona, Norway
Sona is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the eastern part of the municipality, about east of the municipal center of Stjørdalshalsen. It lies along the Stjørdalselva river about half-way between Hegra and Flornes...
lies to the west and the village of Gudå
Gudå
Gudåa or Gudå is a village in the municipality of Meråker in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the river Stjørdalselva, about west of the municipal center of Midtbygda. The village is served by Gudå Station on the Meråker Line railway as well as the European route E14 highway. ...
(in Meråker
Meråker
Meråker is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about west of Storlien in Sweden and east of Stjørdalshalsen in Stjørdal. Other villages in Meråker include Gudåa,...
) lies to the east.
The village is the location of the Flora Chapel
Flora Chapel (Stjørdal)
Flora Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flornes. The church is part of the Hegra parish in the Stjørdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church was built in 1902 to seat about 170 people....
. The Meråkerbanen
Meråkerbanen
The Meråker Line is a railway line which runs from Hell, outside Stjørdal, through the municipalities of Stjørdal and Meråker in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway, to the village of Storlien in Sweden. On the Swedish side, it continues as the Central Line to the city of Sundsvall...
railway line stops here at Flornes Station
Flornes Station
Flornes Station was a railway station on the Meråker Line in the village of Flornes in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The station was opened on 17 October 1881 as Floren. It changed name to Flora in April 1921, and to the current on 1 January 1924. It has been...
, and the European route E14
European route E14
European route E 14 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Trondheim, Norway and ends in Sundsvall, Sweden. The road is in length....
highway also runs through the village.