Hegra

Hegra is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Stjørdalen valley, about 10 km east of the town of Stjørdalshalsen along the Stjørdalselva river and it is therefore a good site for fishing. The 0.41 km2 village has a population (2018) of 524 and a population density of 1278 PD/km2.

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.

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
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