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Stjørdalselva () is a long river that reaches from near the Norwegian–Swedish border down the Stjørdalen valley through Meråker Municipality and Stjørdal Municipality before entering the Trondheimsfjord. The mouth is located on the south side of the town Stjørdalshalsen, just south of Trondheim Airport, Værnes. The village of Hell lies on the south side of the river's mouth. The mouth of the river was moved to allow the runway to expand into the delta.

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River.name
Stjørdalselva
River.image
Stjørdalselva at Hegra (2014).jpg
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View of the river at Hegra
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yes
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9
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none
River.mapframe caption
Interactive map of the river
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Norway
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County
River.subdivision_name2
Trøndelag
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Municipality
River.subdivision_name3
Meråker Municipality andStjørdal Municipality
River.source1
Confluence of the riversDalåa and Torsbjørka
River.source1_location
Meråker Municipality, Trøndelag, Norway
River.mouth
Trondheimsfjord
River.mouth_location
Stjørdal Municipality, Trøndelag, Norway
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Kåpperåa, Funna, Forra

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Stjørdalselva () is a long river that reaches from near the Norwegian–Swedish border down the Stjørdalen valley through Meråker Municipality and Stjørdal Municipality before entering the Trondheimsfjord. The mouth is located on the south side of the town Stjørdalshalsen, just south of Trondheim Airport, Værnes. The village of Hell lies on the south side of the river's mouth. The mouth of the river was moved to allow the runway to expand into the delta.

thumb|left|Stjørdalen valley with Stjørdalselva The European route E14 highway and the Meråker Line railway follow the river from its source the entire length of the river.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stjørdalselva” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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