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Meråker
Meråker or Meraker may refer to: Places *Meråker Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Meråker (village), a village within Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Meråker Church, a church in Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Meråker Station, a railway station in Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway Other *Meråker Line The Meråker Line ( �meːroːkərˌbɑːnən is a railway line which runs through the district and valley of Stjørdalen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The line branches off from the Nordland Line at Hell Station and runs eastwards to the No ..., a railway line in Trøndelag county, Norway * Meraker Brug, a Norwegian company which owns wilderness and forest in Trøndelag county * IL Varden Meråker, a sports club based in Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meråker Municipality
Meråker is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about west of Storlien in Sweden and east of the town of Stjørdalshalsen in neighboring Stjørdal Municipality. Other villages in the municipality include Gudåa, Kopperå, and Stordalsvollen. The municipality is the 80th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Meråker is the 259th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,454. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.9% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality markets itself as a recreational area. The main areas of employment are in Industrial sector, industry and agriculture. The municipality is noted for its characteristic Norwegian dialects, dialect. General information The municipality of Meråker was established on 1 January 1874 when the old Øvre Stjør ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meråker Line
The Meråker Line ( �meːroːkərˌbɑːnən is a railway line which runs through the district and valley of Stjørdalen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The line branches off from the Nordland Line at Hell Station and runs eastwards to the Norway–Sweden border, with Storlien Station acting as the border station. From there, the line continues as the Central Line. Traditionally, the Meråker Line was regarded as the whole line from Trondheim Central Station to the border, a distance of . There are two daily passenger train services operated by SJ Norge and a limited number of freight trains hauling lumber and wood chippings. As of 2024, the line is currently being upgraded, including electrification and centralized traffic control, which is due to be complete in December 2025. Route The Meråker Line is defined as the section between Hell and the Norway–Sweden border at Storlien. Until 2008, it was regarded as the entire section from Trondheim Central Station to Storli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meråker Church
Meråker Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just northwest of the village of Midtbygda. It is one of the three churches in the Meråker parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1874 by the architect Peder Olsen and the lead builder Erik Nanstad. The church seats about 320 people. History There was very likely a church in Meråker during the Middle Ages, but the dates are not known. The first churches in Meråker where located at Kjørkbyen (Kirkeby), about northwest of the present site of the church. After the Black Death in Norway many people perished and the whole Meråker area was depopulated and no Norwegians lived there from around 1350 until the late-1500s and early-1600s. The earliest existing historical records of the church in Meråker date back to around the year 1619, when a new ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meråker Station
Meråker Station () is a railway station on the Meråker Line in the village of Midtbygda in Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station was opened on 17 October 1881 as Meraker, and received the current name on 1 June 1919. The station has been unstaffed since 2 January 1987. It is served twice a day in each direction by SJ Norge. It is located from Trondheim Central Station and sits at an elevation of above sea level. The station is owned by Bane NOR Bane NOR SF is the Norwegian government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, and the majority of other infrastructure assets. It took over the operati .... References Railway stations in Meråker Railway stations on the Meråker Line Railway stations in Norway opened in 1881 {{Norway-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meråker (village)
Meråker or Meraker may refer to: Places *Meråker Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Meråker (village), a village within Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Meråker Church, a church in Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Meråker Station, a railway station in Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway Other *Meråker Line The Meråker Line ( �meːroːkərˌbɑːnən is a railway line which runs through the district and valley of Stjørdalen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The line branches off from the Nordland Line at Hell Station and runs eastwards to the No ..., a railway line in Trøndelag county, Norway * Meraker Brug, a Norwegian company which owns wilderness and forest in Trøndelag county * IL Varden Meråker, a sports club based in Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meraker Brug
AS Meraker Brug is a company which owns of wilderness and forest estate, mostly in Meråker Municipality, Norway. Activities include forestry, cabin rental, hunting and fishing. It owns in Meråker Municipality, consisting of 96% of the municipality, in Malvik Municipality, in Stjørdal Municipality and in Steinkjer Municipality. is productive forest. The company used to be owned by the Astrup family, who live in the Oslo area. But in 2022 the Norwegian Government bought the company for 2.65 billion NOK, and is now owned by Statskog. Commercial activities in Meråker started the first centuries BCE, with iron mining and later charcoal and tar. Later copper mines and sawmills were established. The estate eventually became known as Selbo Kobberverk ("Selbo Copper Works"), which was bought by Hans Rasmus Astrup, changed its name to Meraker Brug. After Astrup's death in 1898, the estate was sold and was incorporated in 1906, and by then consisted of Mostadmarken gods, Homme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
