Verdalsøra

• Official Name — Verdal Verdalsøra • Settlement Type — Town/City • Image Skyline — Verdal IMG 4694 aker verdal.JPG • Image Caption — View of the town harbor in winter • Mapframe — yes • Mapframe Zoom — 9 • Mapframe Marker — town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Norway • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Central Norway • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Trøndelag • Subdivision Type3 — District • Subdivision Name3 — Innherred • Subdivision Type4 — Municipality • Subdivision Name4 — Verdal Municipality • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +01:00 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +02:00 • Established Title — Established as • Established Title1 — Town (By) • Established Date1 — 1998 • Area Total Km2 — 5.95 • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Total — 8838 • Population Density Km2 — 1485 • Postal Code Type — Post Code • Postal Code — 7650 Verdal • Elevation M — 6 Verdalsøra or Verdal is a town in Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town is the administrative center of the municipality. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the mouth of the river Verdalselva. The village of Vinne lies 4 km to the southeast, Trones lies about 5 km to the north, the villages of Forbregd/Lein lie about 4 km to the northeast (along the lake Leksdalsvatnet), and the village of Stiklestad lies about 3 km to the east. In 1998, the municipal council of Verdal Municipality voted to grant the urban area of Verdalsøra town status under the laws of Norway. The 5.95 km2 town has a population (2024) of 8,838 and a population density of 1485 PD/km2. The European route E6 highway and the Nordland Line railway both run north and south through the town, with one railway stop in the town: Verdal Station. Verdalsøra is the site of Aker Verdal (a large shipyard), Verdalsøra Chapel, Verdal Upper Secondary School, and a folk high school (folkehøgskole). The Rinnleiret beach area lies just south of the town, on the border with Levanger Municipality.