Hell

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Hell is a small village in Stjørdal, Norway with a population of 352. It has become a minor tourist attraction because of its name, since people like to take the train there to get photographed in front of the station sign. The station sign reads "Gods-expedition", an old spelling of the Norwegian word for "cargo handling" (godsekspedisjon would be the current spelling).

The name Hell stems from the Old Norse word hellir, which means "overhang", "cliff cave". The Norwegian word hell can also mean "luck". The Old Norse word Hel is the same as today's English Hell, and as a proper noun, Hel was the ruler of Hel. In modern Norwegian the word for hell is helvete. The Norwegian word for "god" is gud.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Norway
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Coordinates:   63°26'22"N   10°54'29"E

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  • And its frozen over...I guess the Eagles actually made another album
  • yes!!
  • What exactly makes this hell on earth?
  • Her er det det troll undertrykkelse et furu og gran.
  • Hei jeg er ny på wikimapia og ville bare skrive på denne
  • Who is from 9gag, thimbs up!
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