Verdal

Verdal Municipality
Verdal kommune
Værdalen herred  (historic name)
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Verdal within Trøndelag
Verdal within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°47′53″N 11°56′57″E / 63.79806°N 11.94917°E / 63.79806; 11.94917
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictInnherad
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreVerdalsøra
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Knut Snorre Sandnes (H)
Area
 • Total1,547.82 km2 (597.62 sq mi)
 • Land1,474.91 km2 (569.47 sq mi)
 • Water72.90 km2 (28.15 sq mi)  4.7%
 • Rank#53 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total15,002
 • Rank#81 in Norway
 • Density10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +3.2%
DemonymVerdaling[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5038[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

The 1,548-square-kilometre (598 sq mi) municipality is the 53rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Verdal is the 81st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,002. The municipality's population density is 10.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3.2% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).