Kvål, Trøndelag

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
Village
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Coordinates: 63.2314°N 10.2818°E / 63.2314; 10.2818
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Gauldalen
Municipality	Melhus
Area [1]
• Total	0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	458
• Density	1,018/km2 (2,640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7228 Kvål

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. 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.