Meldal (village)


Meldal or Meldal Sentrum is the administrative centre of Melhus municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Orkdalen valley, along the river Orkla. The village of Å lies about to the south, the village of Løkken Verk lies about to the north, and the village of Storås lies about to the northwest.
The village has a population of 658 and a population density of.
The village is the site of the municipal government offices, a school and preschool, and Meldal Church.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Meðaldalr. The first element is meðal which means "middle" and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". The municipality is named this probably because it is located in the middle of the Orkdalen valley. The name was historically spelled Meldalen.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Meldal include: