Verdal

Verdal is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Main ways of living include offshore industry and agriculture. Verdal is despite its small size a city with great personality and cultural integrity. After several grand lottery prices received in Verdal by some lucky inhabitants, it is also known as one of the great "Lotto-bygds" of Norway (Small places with high concentration of lottery wins in the national game of Lotto.) The youth culture in Verdal is also famous for participating in the cultural phenomenon of "raane-kulturen", a culture similar to that of the movie of "The Fast and the Furious". "Raaning" means basically to spend a lot of time on tuning your car engine, polishing the hood and styling it. It also means partying a lot and picking up little teenager girls ("smaarips").

Cultural events include the grand Olavsfestival every July, commemorating Saint Olav who fell here in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030.

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Battle of Stiklestad