Editing Stjørdal Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}{{about|the municipality|the town|Stjørdalshalsen}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Stjørdal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = <hr />{{native name|sma|Skierde}}
|former_name            = Stjørdalen herred     
|image_skyline          = Stjørdal,_flyfoto_fra_øst_(2019).jpg
|image_caption          = Aerial view of Stjørdal from the east
|idnumber               = 5035
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Stjørdalen
|capital                = [[Stjørdalshalsen]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1902
|preceded               = [[Nedre Stjørdalen Municipality]]
|demonym                = Stjørdaling
|language               = Neutral
|flag                   = Flag of Stjørdal.svg
|webpage                = www.stjordal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = [[Eli Arnstad]]
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1171.31
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 125
|area_total_km2         = 938.27
|area_land_km2          = 913.44
|area_water_km2         = 24.83
|area_water_percent     = 2.6
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 51
|population_total       = 24717
|population_density_km2 = 26.3
|population_increase    = 9
|coordinates            = {{coord|63|28|30|N|11|10|15|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{audio|Stjordal.ogg|'''Stjørdal'''}} ({{langx|sma|Skierde}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Stjørdalen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[List of towns and cities in Norway|town]] of [[Stjørdal (town)|Stjørdal]] (also called [[Stjørdalshalsen]]). Some of the villages in the municipality include [[Elvran]], [[Flornes]], [[Hegra, Norway|Hegra]], [[Hell, Norway|Hell]], [[Kvithammer]], [[Prestmoen]], [[Skatval]], [[Skjelstadmarka]], [[Sona, Norway|Sona]], and [[Værnes, Trøndelag|Værnes]].

The {{convert|938|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 125th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Stjørdal is the 51st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,717. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|26.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 9% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The municipality is well-known for the [[village]] of [[Hell, Norway|Hell]] which is located south of Stjørdalshalsen. Hell is especially known for its train station, [[Hell Station]], where you find the old sign saying ''{{lang|no|Gods-expedition}}'' (meaning "Cargo handling").

In 1997, the municipal council declared [[Stjørdalshalsen]] to have [[List of towns and cities in Norway|town status]]. Stjørdal is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in [[Trøndelag]] due to its proximity to the city of [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] and also to [[Statoil]]'s presence (it controls a large part of the [[petroleum]] activity in the [[Norwegian Sea]] from Stjørdal).

==General information==
[[File:Kjoepmannsgata.JPG|thumb|left|Pedestrian street in Stjørdal town]]
The old [[prestegjeld]] of [[Stjørdalen]] was established as [[Stjørdalen Municipality]] on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1850, Stjørdalen Municipality was divided into two new municipalities: [[Øvre Stjørdalen Municipality]] (population: 5,199) in the east and [[Nedre Stjørdalen Municipality]] (population: 6,543) in the west. Later, on 1 January 1874, Øvre Stjørdalen Municipality was divided into two new municipalities: [[Hegra Municipality]] (population: 3,409) in the west and [[Meråker Municipality]] (population: 1,861) in the east.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

The present-day Stjørdal Municipality was established on 1 January 1902 when the old [[Nedre Stjørdalen Municipality]] was divided into three new municipalities: [[Lånke Municipality]] (population: 1,449) in the south, [[Skatval Municipality]] (population: 2,125) in the north, and Stjørdal Municipality (population: 3,158) in the central part. Originally, Stjørdal Municipality was quite small in comparison to its size today, but over time it was expanded.<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1962, Stjørdal Municipality (population: 6,204) was merged with three neighbors: [[Hegra Municipality]] (population: 2,704), [[Lånke Municipality]] (population: 1,967), and [[Skatval Municipality]] (population: 1,944) to form a much larger Stjørdal Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Nord-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the [[Stjørdalen]] valley ({{langx|non|Stjórardalr}}). The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the local river name {{lang|non|Stjór}} (now called the [[Stjørdalselva]] river). The meaning of the river name is unknown. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kFFxvxaufcC |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt |date=1903 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=15 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Stjørdalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Stjørdal''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref> The pronunciation of the name ''Stjørdal'' in the local dialect is {{IPA|no|ʃøɽdaɽːɲ||Stjordal-local.ogg}}.

===Coat of arms and flag===
[[File:Flag of Stjørdal.png|thumb|left|140px|Flag of Stjørdal]]
On 29 September 1983, by resolution of its municipal council, Stjørdal adopted a new municipal [[coat of arms]] in red and gold, bearing a gold or yellow [[Lindworm]] (a two-legged [[dragon]] or [[wyvern]]) on a field of red.<ref name="komvapen">{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpen (Municipal Arms) |url=https://www.stjordal.kommune.no/MerOm/Sider/Kommunevapen.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114060444/https://www.stjordal.kommune.no/MerOm/Sider/Kommunevapen.aspx |archive-date=2015-01-14 |website=Stjørdal Kommune}}</ref> The arms were granted on 25 November 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-01-20 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1983-11-25-1734 |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref name="fotw" />

The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a lindworm [[couchant]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt en liggende gull lindorm}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[lindworm]] with two legs and two wings (also known as a [[wyvern]]. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms were designed by [[Hallvard Trætteberg]].<ref name="hw">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Stjørdal |access-date=2023-02-18 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="fotw">{{Cite web |title=Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-17-14.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref> Most Norwegian municipalities have a banner of their respective coats of arms as a flag, and accordingly, the municipal flag of Stjørdal similarly bears a yellow [[wyvern]] on a red field.<ref name="fotw" />

Although the [[coat of arms]] is from modern times, the dragon motif of the arms was inspired by a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] seal for the district, dating from 1344.<ref name="hw" /> The old municipal seal was considered unsuitable for selection as the municipal coat of arms, because to obtain a municipal coat of arms and flag, a Norwegian municipality must fulfill certain heraldic requirements that do not apply to a seal.<ref name="komvapen" /> For example, a coat of arms will generally contain only one pictorial motif, while Stjørdal's seal had three motifs and failed to meet additional requirements concerning color elements.<ref name="komvapen" /> The municipality sought assistance from the [[National Archives of Norway]], and was referred to archivist [[Hallvard Trætteberg]], resulting in a collaboration to develop the new coat of arms.<ref name="komvapen" />

The dragon is a symbol of [[Margaret the Virgin|Saint Margaret of Antioch]], and its depiction is derived from Stjørdal's old seal, which showed Saint Margaret standing on a slain dragon.<ref name="komvapen" /><ref name="hw" /> According to Stjørdal's municipal website, both the four-legged dragon and the two-legged wyvern are used in ancient designs of arms going back thousands of years, and have "always stood as a symbol of authority, power, and exalted dignity of great national cultures."<ref name="komvapen" />

===Churches===
[[File:Stjördal IMG 5979 vaernes kirke from north.JPG|thumb|right|Værnes church from north]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Stjørdal Municipality. It is part of the [[Stjørdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Stjørdal
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Hegra||[[Hegra Church]]||[[Hegra, Norway|Hegra]]||1783
|-
|[[Floren Chapel]]||[[Flornes]]||1936
|-
|[[Okkelberg Chapel]]||[[Skjelstadmarka]]||1905
|-
|rowspan="2"|Lånke||[[Lånke Church]]||[[Hell, Norway|Hell]]||1899
|-
|[[Elvran Chapel]]||[[Elvran]]||1893
|-
|Skatval||[[Skatval Church]]||[[Skatval]]||1901
|-
|rowspan="2"|Stjørdal||[[Værnes Church]]||[[Prestmoen]]||1100
|-
|[[Stjørdal Church]]||[[Stjørdal (town)|Stjørdal]]||2015
|}

==History==
{{Historical populations
|footnote = '''Source''': [http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/folkendrhist_en/tables/tab/1714.html Statistics Norway].
|shading = off
|1951|5105
|1960|6128
|1970|13545
|1980|16107
|1990|17276
|2000|18238
|2010|21375
|2018|23964
}}
The [[Leirfall rock carvings]] is one of the largest collections of petroglyphs in the Nordic region, with a total of approximately 900 figures.

Stjørdal is the location of [[Steinvikholm Castle]], the residence of Norway's last Catholic archbishop, [[Olav Engelbrektsson]]. It is located on the [[Skatval]] peninsula.

[[Hegra Fortress]] is located in the central part of the municipality. It was used as a defense against the [[Sweden|Swedish]] military. It was also used during [[World War II]] in the [[Battle of Hegra Fortress]].

The Stjørdal Folk Academy was founded in 1908 by [[Nils Anton Vaagland]], who was later mayor of Stjørdal and also served as the academy's director for 10 years.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vaagland |first=Nils Anton Simon |title=Hvem er hvem? |publisher=Aschehoug |year=1948 |editor-last=Steenstrup |editor-first=Bjørn |location=Oslo |page=576 |language=no}}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed">
Steinvikholm slott.JPG|[[Steinvikholm Castle]] in Stjørdal where the last [[archbishop]] of Norway resided
Skatval Station 1945.JPG|8 May 1945 following years of [[German occupation of Norway|German occupation]]
</gallery>

==Government==
Stjørdal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Trøndelag District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Stjørdal is made up of 37 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/stjørdal#seats |access-date=2024-01-09 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|INP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/stj%C3%B8rdal#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 16
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rødt                      = 2
|Grønne                    = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Rødt                      = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nord-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nord-tr%C3%B8ndelag/stj%C3%B8rdal#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 51
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 51
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 51
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|DLF/V                     = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|DLF                       = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|DLF                       = 3
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|DLF                       = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Venstre                   = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Venstre                   = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Venstre                   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 2
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|NKP                       = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|NKP                       = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|NKP                       = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Stjørdal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Stjørdal is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Røe |first=Tormod |title=Stjørdal kommune 1837–1987. Kommunalt selvstyre 150 år |publisher=Stjørdal kommune |year=1987 |isbn=8299161401 |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1902–1907: Bernhard Øverland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1908–1910: Peter Andreas Hofstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1911–1925: Nils M. Vaagland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1926–1934: Marius Stokke ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1935–1937: Gustav Johnsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1938–1941: Peder Bjerve ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1941–1942: Agnar Nordback ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1942–1944: Reidar Foss ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1944–1945: Arnt Hegstad ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945-1945: Peder Bjerve ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1946–1951: Arne Holtesmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1952–1955: [[Johan A. Vikan]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1956–1959: Joar Eimhjellen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1960–1966: [[Johan A. Vikan]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1966–1967: Lars Bidtnes ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1968–1975: Karl Eidsvik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1976–1979: Kaare J. Forø ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]]/[[Liberal People's Party (Norway, 1972)|DNF]])
*1980–1985: [[Håvard Alstadheim]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1986–1993: [[Alf Daniel Moen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1994–1995: Einar Wollebæk Andersen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1995–1999: [[Alf Daniel Moen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1999–2013: Johan Arnt Elverum ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2013–2022: Ivar Vigdenes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2022–present: [[Eli Arnstad]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
[[File:Stjördal IMG 5977 kongshaug from north.JPG|right|thumb|Part of Stjørdal valley in mid-May]]
Stjørdal Municipality consists of the lands from the old [[Skatval Municipality]], [[Hegra Municipality]], and [[Lånke Municipality]]. The [[Stjørdalselva]] river runs through the [[Stjørdalen]] valley, with the [[Skatval]] peninsula on the northern side. The [[Forbordsfjellet]] mountain sits in the northern part of the municipality. The [[Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park]] lies in the eastern part of the municipality, as is a tiny part of the lake [[Feren]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1171.31|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Storskarven, a tripoint border with Stjørdal Municipality, [[Meråker Municipality]], and [[Selbu Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

[[Trondheim Municipality]] is only about {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=off}} from [[Stjørdal (town)|Stjørdal]] either by road ([[European route E6]]) or train ([[Trønderbanen]]). Stjørdal is in the process of "growing together" with Trondheim, a show of regional [[urbanization]]. The distance to Steinkjer is about {{convert|90|km|abbr=on}}, and the towns of [[Levanger (town)|Levanger]] and [[Verdalsøra]] are both about {{convert|48|to|60|km|abbr=on}} to the north. All four of these towns are located on the eastern shore of [[Trondheimsfjord]].

===Climate===
[[File:Vinge, Skatval.JPG|thumb|right|[[Skatval]] in July]]
[[Trondheim Airport Værnes]] in Stjørdal Municipality is used by Norway's met office as climate reference station for the Trøndelag region, and is sometimes used as reference station for the city of Trondheim. The weather station started operating in 1946. The location near the wide and deep [[Trondheimsfjord]] moderates winter temperatures.

The coldest month recorded at Værnes was February 1966 with mean {{convert|-9.9|°C|0|abbr=on}} and average daily high {{convert|-6|°C|0|abbr=on}}. The warmest month was July 2014 with mean {{convert|19.5|°C|0|abbr=on}} and average high {{convert|24.9|°C|0|abbr=on}}, while the weather station at nearby Kvithammar in Stjørdal recorded average high {{convert|26.1|°C|0|abbr=on}} in July 2014. On 27 June 2020, Værnes set a new record high with {{convert|34.3|C}}. 

The record lows are all from before year 2000, the most recent is the January record low from 1996. Half of the monthly record highs are from 2000 or later. The warmest temperature ever recorded in Stjørdal was at an earlier weather station on 17 July 1945 with {{convert|34.5|°C|0|abbr=on}}, the warmest temperature recorded in the former Nord-Trøndelag county.

The driest month at Værnes was January 1972 with {{convert|0.8|mm}} of precipitation, and the wettest was December 1975 with {{convert|270.2|mm}}. The largest snow depth recorded is {{convert|130|cm}} in March 1956, while the largest snow depth after 1980 is {{convert|71|cm}} in January 1986. There are on average 14 days during winter with at least {{convert|25|cm}} of snow cover on the ground based on the years 1971–2000. Temperatures have tended to be warmer in more recent decades with less snow cover in winter due to melting. The only year air frost has been recorded in August was in 1956, and the second-coldest low recorded in August is {{convert|1.3|C|0|abbr=on}} in 1966. The only recording of air frost in June was in 1975.

{{Weather box
|location = Trondheim Airport Værnes in Stjørdal 1991–2020 (12 m, extremes 1946–2020, sunhrs 2016-2020 Gløshaugen/Trondheim) 
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 13.7 | Jan record low C = -25.6
|Feb record high C = 13.8 | Feb record low C = -25.5
|Mar record high C = 15.7 | Mar record low C = -23.0
|Apr record high C = 23.3 | Apr record low C = -13.9
|May record high C = 27.9 | May record low C = -4.7
|Jun record high C = 34.3 | Jun record low C = -0.2
|Jul record high C = 33.5 | Jul record low C = 2.3
|Aug record high C = 31.3 | Aug record low C = -0.3
|Sep record high C = 27.9 | Sep record low C = -4.9
|Oct record high C = 22.1 | Oct record low C = -10.8
|Nov record high C = 16.1 | Nov record low C = -19.0
|Dec record high C = 13.1 | Dec record low C = -23.5
|Jan high C = 1.9
|Feb high C = 2.0
|Mar high C = 4.6
|Apr high C = 9.3
|May high C = 13.8
|Jun high C = 17.1
|Jul high C = 19.9
|Aug high C = 19.1
|Sep high C = 15.0
|Oct high C = 9.3
|Nov high C = 4.8
|Dec high C = 2.2
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = -1.1
|Feb mean C = -1.1
|Mar mean C = 1
|Apr mean C = 5.1
|May mean C = 9.2
|Jun mean C = 12.6
|Jul mean C = 15.2
|Aug mean C = 14.6
|Sep mean C = 11
|Oct mean C = 5.8
|Nov mean C = 1.7
|Dec mean C = -0.7
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -4.1
|Feb low C = -4.1
|Mar low C = -2.2
|Apr low C = 1.4
|May low C = 5.3
|Jun low C = 8.9
|Jul low C = 11.4
|Aug low C = 11.0
|Sep low C = 7.8
|Oct low C = 2.9
|Nov low C = -1.0
|Dec low C = -4.1
|year low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 64.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 63.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 61.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 42.9
|May precipitation mm = 52.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 76.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 74.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 82.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 88.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 77
|Nov precipitation mm = 64.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 75
|year precipitation mm = 
|snow colour = green
|Jan sun = 34
|Feb sun = 71
|Mar sun = 124
|Apr sun = 205
|May sun = 236
|Jun sun = 234
|Jul sun = 229
|Aug sun = 167
|Sep sun = 130
|Oct sun = 116
|Nov sun = 46
|Dec sun = 16
|year sun = 
|source = [http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39049&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL eKlima/met.no]
}}

{{Weather box 
|location = Trondheim Airport Værnes  1981–2010 (12 m, 63°27′N 10°55′E, extremes 1946–present)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed=yes
|Jan record high C = 13.7 | Jan record low C = -25.6
|Feb record high C = 13.8 | Feb record low C = -25.5
|Mar record high C = 15.7 | Mar record low C = -23
|Apr record high C = 23.3  | Apr record low C = -13.9
|May record high C = 27.9 | May record low C = -4.7
|Jun record high C = 34.3  | Jun record low C = -0.2
|Jul record high C = 33.5 | Jul record low C = 2.3
|Aug record high C = 31.3 | Aug record low C = -0.3
|Sep record high C = 27.9 | Sep record low C = -4.9
|Oct record high C = 22.1 | Oct record low C = -10.8
|Nov record high C = 16.1 | Nov record low C = -19
|Dec record high C = 13.1 | Dec record low C = -23.5
|Jan high C = 1.3
|Feb high C = 1.8
|Mar high C = 4.4
|Apr high C = 8.9
|May high C = 13.9
|Jun high C = 16.7
|Jul high C = 19.4
|Aug high C = 18.5
|Sep high C = 14.5
|Oct high C = 9.3
|Nov high C = 4.3
|Dec high C = 1.8
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -1.8
|Feb mean C = -1.4
|Mar mean C = 1.1
|Apr mean C = 5.1
|May mean C = 9.6
|Jun mean C = 12.8
|Jul mean C = 15.3
|Aug mean C = 14.6
|Sep mean C = 11
|Oct mean C = 6.3
|Nov mean C = 1.5
|Dec mean C = -1.3
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = −5
|Feb low C = -4.5
|Mar low C = -2.3
|Apr low C = 1.3
|May low C = 5.3
|Jun low C = 8.8
|Jul low C = 11.2
|Aug low C = 10.7
|Sep low C = 7.4
|Oct low C = 3.2
|Nov low C = -1.3
|Dec low C = -4.4
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 74.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 64.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 54.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 44.4
|May precipitation mm = 55.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 69.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 87.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 91.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 94.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 83.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 69.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 82
|year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days= 13
|Feb precipitation days= 12
|Mar precipitation days= 12
|Apr precipitation days= 10
|May precipitation days= 11
|Jun precipitation days= 12
|Jul precipitation days= 12
|Aug precipitation days= 13
|Sep precipitation days= 14
|Oct precipitation days= 14
|Nov precipitation days= 12
|Dec precipitation days= 14
|source 1= [http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-2-p159.php%7Ctitle=Moyennes Meteo climat stats]
|source 2= [http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39049&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL eKlima/met.no]
}}

===Birdlife===
The Stjørdal area has a rich [[bird]] life with well over 260 recorded species and several good birding localities. Though Stjørdal can not boast of a long coastline (it's only {{convert|25|km|disp=or}} long) some of best birding areas are to be found along Stjørdalfjorden. Halsøen is virtually situated near the centre of Stjørdal, and can be easily viewed from a number of advantage points from route E6 in the east or Langøra in the west. Formed by the old river outlet, this tidal area is well worth checking. Due to the shallow waters and extensive areas of mud at low [[tide]], Halsøen is used both as a wintering area and a [[bird migration|migration]] stopover point by many species.

==Culture==
Kimen kulturhus is a culture house that opened in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Om Kimen/åpningstider |url=http://kimenkulturhus.no/om-kimen/ |access-date=30 January 2018 |language=no}}</ref> which includes a 3-auditorium cinema,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kinosaler |url=https://www.kimenkino.no/article1231389.ece |access-date=30 January 2018 |language=no}}</ref> a public library, and concert halls.

The radio station Radio Trøndelag is based in Stjørdal,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Norsk lokalradioforbund |title=Radio Trøndelag |url=http://www.lokalradio.no/finn-din-lokalradio/radiostasjon/radio-trondelag/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130205921/http://www.lokalradio.no/finn-din-lokalradio/radiostasjon/radio-trondelag/ |archive-date=2018-01-30 |access-date=30 January 2018 |language=no}}</ref> which broadcasts programming targeted to rural Trøndelag audiences, and is the only significant radio station in the Trondheim metropolitan area that still broadcasts on FM.

Sports-wise, the southern farming-based district (the former [[Lånke Municipality]]) is the place of the [[Lånkebanen]], a rallycross complex that hosts annual rounds of the [[FIA World Rallycross Championship]] and the [[FIA European Rallycross Championship]]. The municipality's primary sports team is [[IL Stjørdals-Blink]], whose men's [[Association football|football]] team currently plays in the [[2. divisjon]].

==Transportation==
[[File:SAS FLIGHT SK4573 LN-RPB BOEING 737-600 TRONDHEIM AIRPORT NORWAY JUNE 2014 (14399109458).jpg|thumb|Trondheim Airport Værnes]]
Stjørdal is a regional transportation centre that is near the regional airport, [[Trondheim Airport, Værnes]], as well as port facilities, [[European route E6]], [[European route E14]], and the [[Nordland Line]] going through the municipality from Trondheim to [[Bodø]] with stops at [[Hell Station]], [[Trondheim Airport Station]], [[Stjørdal Station]], and [[Skatval Station]]. In addition, the [[Meråkerbanen]] railway line goes from [[Hell, Norway|Hell]] east to [[Åre Municipality]] in [[Sweden]]. Stations on that railway line include [[Hell Station]], [[Hegra Station]], [[Sona Station]], and [[Flornes Station]].

Regional bus services connect Stjørdal to Trondheim, [[Melhus (village)|Melhus]], [[Orkanger]], [[Steinkjer (town)|Steinkjer]] and [[Selbu Municipality|Selbu]] 7 days a week,<ref>{{Cite web |last=AtB |title=Buss og bestillingstransport, regioner |url=https://www.atb.no/buss-bestillingstransport-regioner/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204319/https://www.atb.no/buss-bestillingstransport-regioner/ |archive-date=2018-01-30 |access-date=30 January 2018 |language=no}}</ref> while two local routes connecting downtown Stjørdal with its northern and southern neighbourhoods run 6 and 5 days a week respectively.

== Notable people ==
=== Public service and public thinking ===
[[File:Ole Vig litography.jpg|130px|thumb|Ole Vig]]
[[File:Marit Arnstad.jpg|130px|thumb|Marit Arnstad, 2009]]
* [[Petter Johnsen Ertzgaard]] (1784 in Stjørdal – 1848), a farmer, elected official, military officer, and representative at the [[Norwegian Constitutional Assembly]]
* [[Ole Vig]] (1824 in Kvithammer – 1857), a Norwegian teacher, poet, non-fiction writer, magazine editor, and early proponent of universal public education
* [[Olaf Alfred Hoffstad]] (1865 in Stjørdal – 1943), a botanist, writer, school principal, and politician
* [[Andreas Fleischer]] (1878 in Hegra – 1957), a theologian, missionary to China, and Bishop of [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]]
* [[Johan Peter Trøite]] (1880 in Hegra – 1977), a politician and Mayor of Hegra from 1937 to 1941
* [[Jon Leirfall]] (1899 in Hegra – 1998), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Hegra from 1959 to 1961
* [[Alf Amble]] (1909–1950), a petty criminal, anti-Semitic activist, writer, and Nazi sympathiser in WWII who was brought up in Stjørdal
* [[Petter Jakob Bjerve]] (1913 in Stjørdal – 2004), an economist, statistician, politician, director of [[Statistics Norway]] from 1949 to 1980, and president of the [[International Statistical Institute]] from 1971 to 1975
* [[Reidar Kvaal]] [[Military Cross|MC]] (1916 in Stjørdal – 2016), a Norwegian military officer who fought in [[Kompani Linge]]
* [[Håvard Alstadheim]] (1936 in Stjørdal – 1998), an economist, politician, and Mayor of Stjørdal from 1980 to 1985
* [[Arnstein Øverkil]] (1937 in Hegra – 2014), a Norwegian police chief, freemason, and civil servant
* [[Alf Daniel Moen]] (born 1950 in Hegra), a forester, politician, and Mayor of Stjørdal from 1986–1994 and 1995–1999
* [[Eli Arnstad]] (born 1962 in Stjørdal), a Norwegian civil servant, sports official, and politician
* [[Marit Arnstad]] (born 1962 in Stjørdal), a Norwegian lawyer and politician
[[File:Kjell Arnljot Wig.jpg|130px|thumb|Kjell Arnljot Wig, 2009]]

=== The Arts ===
* [[Kjell Arnljot Wig]] (1924 in Stjørdal – 2015), a Norwegian media personality and TV host
* [[Mona Grudt]] (born 1971 in Stjørdal), a TV host, model, editor, and [[Miss Universe 1990]]<ref>{{IMDb name|0344363|name=Mona Grudt}}. Retrieved 03 November 2020.</ref>
* [[Bjørn Marius Hegge]] (born 1987 in Elvran), a jazz musician and composer who plays upright bass and guitar

=== Sport ===
* [[Tor Richter]] (1938 in Stjørdal – 2010), a sports shooter who competed at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Arild Holm]] (born 1942 in Stjørdal), an alpine skier who competed at the [[1964 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Kjell Alseth]] (born 1960 in Stjørdal), a Norwegian football [[FIFA]] referee
* [[Fredrik Midtsjø]] (born 1993 in Stjørdal), a Norwegian footballer with 230 club caps

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}
Stjørdal is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Karstula]], Finland<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kolme vuosikymmentä pohjoismaisia ystäväkuntasuhteita Karstulassa |url=http://files.mariamarkus.fi/30/www.mariamarkus.fi/edit/doc/historiikkinetti.pdf |access-date=7 May 2012 |publisher=Karstulan Pohjola-Norden ry |language=fi}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=no}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.stjordal.kommune.no/}}
*[https://www.ssb.no/kommunefakta/stjordal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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