Hell, Norway
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Hell_norway_sign.jpg
Hell is a small village in Stjørdal, Norway with a population of 352. It has become a minor tourist attraction because of its name: people like to take the train there to get photographed in front of the station sign. At the old warehouse in the station area, there is a sign "Gods expedition", an old spelling of the Norwegian word for cargo handling office ("godsekspedisjon" would be the current spelling).
A yearly blues festival, the Hell Blues Festival, takes place in the area around Hell each year.
Mona Grudt, Miss Universe 1990, is from Hell.
The name Hell stems from the Old Norse word hellir, which means "overhang", "cliff cave". The Norwegian word 'hell' can also mean "luck".
The Norwegian word for hell is "helvete", and there are several places in Norway with that name as well. "Helvete" is considered one of the strongest curses in Norwegian.
Temperatures in Hell can reach -20˚C during winter, which fits well the common English adage "It will be a cold night in Hell before..."
External link
- Category at ODP (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Norway/Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Stj%C3%B8rdal/Hell)