Verdalselva

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Verdalselva (Norway)
Country Norway
County Trøndelag
Municipality Verdal
Physical characteristics
Main source Confluence of Helgåa and Inna
Vuku, Verdal, Norway
41 metres (135 ft)
63°46′34″N11°44′21″E / 63.77611°N 11.73917°E / 63.77611; 11.73917
River mouth Trondheimsfjord
Verdalsøra, Verdal, Norway
0 metres (0 ft)
63°47′35″N11°28′54″E / 63.79306°N 11.48167°E / 63.79306; 11.48167 Coordinates: 63°47′35″N11°28′54″E / 63.79306°N 11.48167°E / 63.79306; 11.48167
Length 21 km (13 mi)
Basin features
Basin size 1,454 km2 (561 sq mi)

Verdalselva (English: Verdal River) is a 21-kilometre (13 mi) long river in the municipality of Verdal in 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 lake Veresvatnet at the village of Vera. The river Verdalselva flows west into the Trondheimsfjord, after passing through the town of Verdalsøra. The river Verdalselva is one of the country's best for salmon fishing. [1] [2]

Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklestad, Trones, Vera, Vinne, and Vuku.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ; in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, and the counties were reunited in 2018. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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Lysthaugen Village in Central Norway, Norway

Lysthaugen is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the river Verdalselva, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the town of Verdalsøra and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the village of Vuku. The mountain Skitholvola lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the village.

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References

  1. Ramfjord, Ole Johan (12 November 2009). "Vurderer å stenge populær lakseelv". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian).
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Verdalselva" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-07-03.