MUNICIPALITY: VERDAL CONTACT PERSON Kari Gregersen Næss [email protected] +47 74 04 82 00 Date of visit: 14 and/or 15 June 2012 PRACTICAL INFORMATION Airplane: from Oslo Airport to Trondheim Airport, around one hour. www.norwegian.no www.sas.no +Train from Trondheim Airport to Verdal station, around one hour. www.nsb.no Accommodation: Stiklestad National Culture Centre www.stiklestad.no Verdal Hotel www.verdalhotell.no DESCRIPTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY Verdal municipality is located in Nord-Trondelag county. It covers an area of 1,543 sq km and has a population of 14,330. The municipality’s most important business sectors are the construction, offshore, agricultural and forestry industries. THE MUNICIPALITY’S COMMITMENT TO UNIVERSAL DESIGN Good accessibility was included in the plan for Verdal’s centre in 1995. Verdal was given the status of a town in 1998, after which the realisation of its centre plans really took off. Verdal was a pilot municipality for universal design in 2005-2008, and has been a resource municipality since 2009. It collaborates well with the Council for Persons with Disabilities. WOULD LIKE TO SHOW VISITORS Photo: Øivind Holand Verdal town centre with Nordgata, Baker Thomsens plass (square), the Posting Station (Skysstasjonen) and Jernbaneparken (the Railway Park) with its underground passage. Photo: Kari Gregersen Næss Stekke sheltered housing and service functions. WELCOME TO VERDALSØRA PRIMARY and SECONDARY SCHOOL Photo: Kari Gregersen Næss Verdalsøra Primary and Lower Secondary School with its multipurpose hall and swimming pool was opened on 3 January 2012. The outdoor areas will be prepared and completed in August 2012. OTHER THINGS TO EXPERIENCE IN THE REGION The historical Stiklestad National Culture Centre is located in Verdal municipality. www.stiklestad.no LINKS SHOWING THE MUNICIPALITY’S WORK ON UNIVERSAL DESIGN http://verdal.kommune.no/Tjenester-a-a/Helse/Pasientrettigheter/Universell-utforming/Universal-design/ .