Verdalsøra is a town in the municipality of Verdal

Verdal

Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...

 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...

. The town is the administrative center of the municipality. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord

Trondheimsfjord

The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...

 at the mouth of the river Verdalselva

Verdalselva

Verdalselva is a long river in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The river begins at Holmen in the village of Vuku at the confluence of the rivers Inna and Helgåa. The river Inna drains the lake Innsvatnet near the Swedish border and the river Helgåa runs from the...

. The village of Vinne

Vinne, Norway

Vinne is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just south of the Verdalselva river, about southeast of the municipal center of Verdalsøra and about the same distance to the west of Lysthaugen. Vinne is also a parish covering the southern part of...

 lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the southeast, Trones

Trones, Verdal

Trones is a headland in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about north of the town of Verdalsøra, along the coast of the Trondheimsfjord. The villages of Nordskaget and Sørskaget are located on the headland, and they are combined together under the name...

 lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north, the villages of Forbregd

Forbregd

Forbregd is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the municipal center of Verdalsøra and about northwest of Stiklestad, along the southern shore of Leksdalsvatnet. Statistics Norway classifies Forbregd together with the...

/Lein

Lein, Norway

Lein is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the municipal center of Verdalsøra and about northwest of Stiklestad, along the southern shore of Leksdalsvatnet. Statistics Norway classifies Lein together with the neighboring...

 lie about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northeast (along the lake Leksdalsvatnet

Leksdalsvatnet

Leksdalvatnet is a lake in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway that lies in the municipalities of Steinkjer and Verdal. It is located south of the town of Steinkjer and northeast of the town of Verdalsøra, about east of the Trondheimsfjord...

), and the village of Stiklestad

Stiklestad

Stiklestad is a village and parish in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located east of the municipal center of Verdalsøra and about southeast of Forbregd/Lein. The village is mainly known as the site of the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030...

 lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east. In 1998, Verdalsøra declared itself a town.

The European route E6

European route E6

European route E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia...

 highway and the Nordlandsbanen

Nordlandsbanen

The Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...

 railway line run north and south through the town, with one railway stop in the town: Verdal Station

Verdal Station

Verdal Station is a railway station located in the town of Verdalsøra in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located along the Nordlandsbanen railway line and it serves the entire municipality of Verdal except the Vinne area which is served by Bergsgrav...

. The 5.79 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi) town has a population (2009) of 7,631. The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of Verdalsøra is 1318 PD/km2. Aker Verdal has a large shipyard

Shipyard

Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial...

 in Verdal. Verdalsøra Chapel

Verdalsøra Chapel

Verdalsøra Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Verdalsøra. The church is part of the Stiklestad parish in the Sør-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white chapel was built in 1969 with wood and stone...

 is located in the town. Verdalsøra is also the location of the local secondary school, Verdal videregående skole and a folk high school . The Rinnleiret

Rinnleiret

Rinnleiret is an area on the border of the municipalities of Levanger and Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is partially a nature reserve and it contains Nord-Trøndelag's largest beach. Also located in the area is a former Royal Norwegian Army camp that was closed in 2002 and a...

 beach area lies just south of the town, on the border with Levanger

Levanger

Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...

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