Kvål, Trøndelag

Kvål
Village
Kvål is located in Trøndelag
Kvål
Kvål
Location of the village
Kvål is located in Norway
Kvål
Kvål
Kvål (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°13′53″N 10°16′54″E / 63.2314°N 10.2818°E / 63.2314; 10.2818
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
MunicipalityMelhus
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
458
 • Density1,018/km2 (2,640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7228 Kvål

Kvål is a village in the municipality of Melhus 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 (2018) of 458 and a population density of 1,018 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,640/sq mi).[1]

View of Kvål (c. 1920s)

Kvål Station is located in the village along the Dovre Line, but only used for local traffic. The European route E6 highway also runs through the village.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Kvål, Melhus (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  3. ^ Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-09-11). "Kvål". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-01-28.


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