Kvål, Trøndelag
Kvål | |
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Village | |
Interactive map of Kvål | |
  Kvål  Kvål | |
| Coordinates: 63°13′53″N 10°16′54″E / 63.2314°N 10.2818°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Municipality | Melhus Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 468 |
| • Density | 1,040/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 7228 Kvål |
Kvål[3] is a village in Melhus Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Gauldalen valley along the Gaula River between the villages of Ler and Melhus.
The 0.45-square-kilometre (110-acre) village has a population (2024) of 468 and a population density of 1,040 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi).[1]
Kvål Station is located in the village along the Dovre Line, but it is only used for local traffic. The European route E6 highway also runs through the village.[4]
Sports
The local multi-sports club is Trønder-Lyn Idrettslag, founded on 22 March 1908. The club has sections for association football, team handball and Nordic skiing, and also operates a discgolf park.[5] The club colours are yellow and black. For their 100th anniversary in 2008, a book was written by Gerd Søraa.[6]
The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. After winning their Fourth Division group in 2022, Trønder-Lyn contested the 2023 Norwegian Third Division, but was relegated after their first year.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Kvål, Melhus (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-11-25). "Kvål (tettsted i Melhus)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ "Om Trønder-Lyn" (in Norwegian). Trønder-Lyn IL. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Ærerik 100-årsfeiring i Trønder-Lyn". Trønderbladet (in Norwegian). 29 April 2008.
- ^ "Trønder-Lyn og Verdal rykker opp" (in Norwegian). NRK. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Rykket ned til tross for snuoperasjon: -Jeg syns vi er god nok for 3. divisjon". Trønderbladet (in Norwegian). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2025.