Skatval

Skatval herred
Former Municipality
Skatval (front) and surrounding landscape as seen from Forbordsfjellet
Municipality ID	NO-1715
Adm. Center	Skatval
Area
• Total	94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Created from	Nedre Stjørdal in 1902
Merged into	Stjørdal in 1962

Skatval
Village
Skatval Show map of Nord-Trøndelag Skatval Show map of Norway Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°30′39″N 10°48′59″E / 63.51083°N 10.81639°E / 63.51083; 10.81639Coordinates: 63°30′39″N 10°48′59″E / 63.51083°N 10.81639°E / 63.51083; 10.81639
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Stjørdalen
Municipality	Stjørdal
Area
• Total	0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	949
• Density	1,695/km2 (4,390/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	7510

Skatval is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Stjørdal. The inhabitants are called as Skatvalsbygg.

The 0.56-square-kilometre (140-acre) village of Skatval has a population (2013) of 949. The population density is about 1,695 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,390/sq mi). Other villages in the Skatval area include Auran, Kvithammer, and Steinvika.

The Skatval peninsula is an important farming area, belonging to the plain districts of Trøndelag. The cultural landscape is dominated in the east by mountainous area with the highest being Forbordsfjellet at 596 metres (1,955 ft) above seal level. The mountaintop is a regional landmark.

Skatval is divided in several geographical parts listed here counterclockwise from north: Langstein, Nordbygda, Sørbygda, Midtbygda, and Vassbygda.

The southwestern coast of the peninsula was called Aglo during the Viking Age. In autumn 962, Sigurd Håkonsson Ladejarl (the ruling Earl of Trøndelag and surrounding areas) and his party were burned to death by the Erikssønene (sons of Eric Bloodaxe), among them Harald Greyhide, while staying the night at a party at Oglo (Aglo), according to the Heimskringla by Snorri Sturlasson.

The remains of Steinvikholm Castle, built during the 1530s by Norway's last Catholic archbishop, Olav Engelbrektsson, are under restoration. The fortress, innovative in design, played a major part as the last stronghold for Norwegian independence during the Reformation in the Danish-Norwegian union. The islet situated at the northern coast of Skatval is also the place for the yearly outdoor midnight opera "Olav Engelbrektsson".