Hegra

Hegra^[3] is a village in Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Stjørdalen valley, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the town of Stjørdalshalsen along the Stjørdalselva river. The 0.66-square-kilometre (160-acre) village has a population (2024) of 971 and a population density of 1,471 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,810/sq mi).^[1]

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 Hegra Municipality 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 was the site of the Battle of Hegra Fortress where the invading German army fought from 10 April to 5 May 1940, not surrendering before all other Norwegian units in Southern Norway and Central Norway had capitulated.