Hell is a small village in Stjørdal municipality that has become internationally famous for one reason only: its name. Tourists stop here to photograph the railway station sign, and postcards showing the station covered in frost, captioned "Hell frozen over", have been a bestseller for decades.
The name has nothing to do with the underworld. It comes from Old Norse and likely refers to a cliff cave or overhang.
The railway station itself is a junction where the Nordlandsbanen meets the Meråkerbanen towards Sweden. The current station building dates from 1902, designed by architect Paul Armin Due. Every September, the village hosts "Blues in Hell", a blues festival that makes full use of the name.
There is not much else to see or do here. It is a quick photo stop, nothing more. But if the station sign makes you smile, it was worth the two minutes.
The name has nothing to do with the underworld. It comes from Old Norse and likely refers to a cliff cave or overhang.
The railway station itself is a junction where the Nordlandsbanen meets the Meråkerbanen towards Sweden. The current station building dates from 1902, designed by architect Paul Armin Due. Every September, the village hosts "Blues in Hell", a blues festival that makes full use of the name.
There is not much else to see or do here. It is a quick photo stop, nothing more. But if the station sign makes you smile, it was worth the two minutes.