Hell, Norway

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title: "Hell, Norway" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hell", "villages-in-trøndelag", "stjørdal-municipality", "tourist-attractions-in-trøndelag"] description: "Village in Trøndelag county, Norway" topic_path: "general/hell" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Norway" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Trøndelag county, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Hell
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Hell2.jpg
image_caption	Road sign on the road to Hell
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Trøndelag#Norway
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Central Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Trøndelag
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Stjørdalen
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Stjørdal Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1.26
population_as_of	2023
population_footnotes
population_total	1921
population_density_km2	1525
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	7517 Hell
coordinates
elevation_m	14
elevation_footnotes
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Hell (, Trøndersk: ) is a village in Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies at the foot of the valley of Stjørdalen, where the Stjørdalselva empties into the Trondheim Fjord, about 3 km south of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The 1.26 km2 village had a population of 1,921 in 2023, with a density of 1525 PD/km2.

Hell is a post town with two post codes: 7517 for delivery route addresses and 7570 for post-office boxes. Hell currently has a grocery store, gas station, a fast food shop, and a retirement home. Until late 1995, the E6 highway bisected the village before proceeding across the bridge of Hell to Sandfærhus (the site of Trondheim Airport). The new highway (completed in 1995) goes around the village.

Name

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The name Hell derives from the Old Norse word hellir, meaning "cliff cave" or "shelter under an overhanging rock".

The village has become a minor tourist attraction because of the name's coincidence with the English word "hell", and visitors often have their photograph taken in front of the station sign. Temperatures in Hell can reach -25 C during winter. Among English-speaking tourists, popular postcards depict the station with a heavy frost on the ground, making a visual joke about "Hell frozen over".

British punk band The Boys recorded their third album in the village, and as a result named it To Hell with the Boys.

Climate

Trondheim Airport Værnes is used as the official meteorological office for this region. Temperatures in both winter and summer are moderate due to the geography of the location: the average January highs are still above freezing despite high latitude. Hell has a humid continental climate that is close to being subarctic and also close to being oceanic.

|location = Trondheim Airport Værnes 1981–2010 (12 m, 63°27′N 10°55′E, extremes 1946–2016) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 13.7 | Jan record low C = -25.6 |Feb record high C = 13.8 | Feb record low C = -25.5 |Mar record high C = 15.7 | Mar record low C = -23 |Apr record high C = 23.3 | Apr record low C = -13.9 |May record high C = 27.9 | May record low C = -4.7 |Jun record high C = 31.7 | Jun record low C = -0.2 |Jul record high C = 33.5 | Jul record low C = 2.3 |Aug record high C = 31.3 | Aug record low C = -0.3 |Sep record high C = 27.9 | Sep record low C = -4.9 |Oct record high C = 22.1 | Oct record low C = -10.8 |Nov record high C = 16.1 | Nov record low C = -19 |Dec record high C = 13.1 | Dec record low C = -23.5 |Jan high C = 1.3 |Feb high C = 1.8 |Mar high C = 4.4 |Apr high C = 8.9 |May high C = 13.9 |Jun high C = 16.7 |Jul high C = 19.4 |Aug high C = 18.5 |Sep high C = 14.5 |Oct high C = 9.3 |Nov high C = 4.3 |Dec high C = 1.8 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -1.8 |Feb mean C = -1.4 |Mar mean C = 1.1 |Apr mean C = 5.1 |May mean C = 9.6 |Jun mean C = 12.8 |Jul mean C = 15.3 |Aug mean C = 14.6 |Sep mean C = 11 |Oct mean C = 6.3 |Nov mean C = 1.5 |Dec mean C = -1.3 |year mean C = |Jan low C = −5 |Feb low C = -4.5 |Mar low C = -2.3 |Apr low C = 1.3 |May low C = 5.3 |Jun low C = 8.8 |Jul low C = 11.2 |Aug low C = 10.7 |Sep low C = 7.4 |Oct low C = 3.2 |Nov low C = -1.3 |Dec low C = -4.4 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 74.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 64.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 54.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 44.4 |May precipitation mm = 55.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 69.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 87.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 91.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 94.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 83.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 69.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 82 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days= 13 |Feb precipitation days= 12 |Mar precipitation days= 12 |Apr precipitation days= 10 |May precipitation days= 11 |Jun precipitation days= 12 |Jul precipitation days= 12 |Aug precipitation days= 13 |Sep precipitation days= 14 |Oct precipitation days= 14 |Nov precipitation days= 12 |Dec precipitation days= 14 |source 1= Meteo climat stats |source 2= eKlima/met.no

Amenities

Hell railway station is situated at a railway junction where the Nordland Line north to Bodø branches off from the Meråkerbanen between Trondheim and Storlien, Sweden. Hell Station is currently a staffed railway station.

The Hell Kjøpesenter mall is located at Sandfærhus north of the Stjørdalselva river, rather than in Hell, and thus the name is a misnomer.

A blues festival takes place every year at Hell Station in September, The original festival (Hell Blues Festival) started in 1992, then changed its name to Hell Music Festival in 2006 to open their doors for music other than blues. The Hell Music Festival in 2007 failed to attract many concert-goers, however, and the festival declared bankruptcy the same year. In 2008, a new festival was started, entitled "Blues in Hell", going back to the original concept.

Since 2011, the circuit in the village has hosted a round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship (and from 2014 the FIA World Rallycross Championship).

Notable person

Mona Grudt, Miss Norway 1990 and Miss Universe 1990, is from a small village near Hell. During the 1990 Miss Universe competition, she listed herself as "The beauty queen from Hell" as a publicity stunt.

References

References

1. "Hell - Stjørdal (Trøndelag)". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
4. Rygh, Oluf. (1897–1924). "Norske Gaardnavne". W. C. Fabritius & Sønner.
5. [http://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NO-36827 Postcard: NO-36827]
6. "To Hell with the Boys - The Boys".
7. . ["World RX of Norway"](http://www.rallycrossrx.com/calendar/hell/2014).

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