Hegra

Village in Central Norway, Norway

63°27′50″N 11°06′50″E / 63.4640°N 11.1140°E / 63.4640; 11.1140CountryNorwayRegionCentral NorwayCountyTrøndelagDistrictStjørdalen Municipality StjørdalArea

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• Total0.41 km² (0.16 sq mi)Elevation

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19 m (62 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total524 • Density1,278/km² (3,310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

7520 Hegra

Hegra is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Stjørdalen valley, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the town of Stjørdalshalsen along the Stjørdalselva river and it is therefore a good site for fishing. The 0.41-square-kilometre (100-acre) village has a population (2018) of 524 and a population density of 1,278 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,310/sq mi).^[1]

The village is served by the unmanned Hegra Station on the Meråker Line. The European route E14 highway also runs through the village, just south of Hegra Church. Hegra has its own grocery store, gas station, kindergarten, school and a local bank. Hegra is also one of the centers for the resurgence of the Dole Gudbrandsdal horse in Norway.

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Hegra 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 withstood the invading German army from 10 April to 5 May 1940, not surrendering before all other Norwegian units in Southern Norway and Mid-Norway had capitulated.

Media gallery

Buildings in Hegra
Stjørdalselva river in Hegra
Hegra Church
Hegra railway station
Hegra fortress
Hegra fortress

Notable people

Ida Basilier-Magelssen (1846–1928 in Hegra) an opera singer
Andreas Fleischer (1878–1957) a bishop in the Church of Norway
Johan Peter Trøite (1880–1977) politician with the Venstre party
Ludvik Buland (1893–1945) a trade unionist
Jon Leirfall (1899–1998) politician with the Senterpartiet
Arnstein Øverkil (1937–2014) police chief
Heidrun Kringen, (Norwegian Wiki) (born 1941) an artist
Gøril Kringen (born 1972) soccer player

and

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Hegra, Stjørdal (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-26.