Some of the villages in the municipality include Elvran, Flornes, Hegra, Hell, Kvithammer, Prestmoen, Skatval, Skjelstadmarka, Sona, and Værnes.

Originally, Stjørdal Municipality was quite small in comparison to its size today, but over time it was expanded.

[11][12] The official blazon is "Gules, a lindworm couchant Or" (Norwegian: I rødt en liggende gull lindorm).

This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a lindworm with two legs and two wings (also known as a wyvern.

The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used.

[10] The municipality sought assistance from the National Archives of Norway, and was referred to archivist Hallvard Trætteberg, resulting in a collaboration to develop the new coat of arms.

[10][13] According to Stjørdal's municipal website, both the four-legged dragon and the two-legged wyvern are used in ancient designs of arms going back thousands of years, and have "always stood as a symbol of authority, power, and exalted dignity of great national cultures.

The Leirfall rock carvings is one of the largest collections of petroglyphs in the Nordic region, with a total of approximately 900 figures.

Stjørdal is the location of Steinvikholm Castle, the residence of Norway's last Catholic archbishop, Olav Engelbrektsson.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Stjørdal is made up of 37 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

The Stjørdalselva river runs through the Stjørdalen valley, with the Skatval peninsula on the northern side.

[1] Trondheim Municipality is only about 32 kilometres (20 miles) from Stjørdal either by road (European route E6) or train (Trønderbanen).

There are on average 14 days during winter with at least 25 centimetres (9.8 in) of snow cover on the ground based on the years 1971–2000.

Temperatures have tended to be warmer in more recent decades with less snow cover in winter due to melting.

Halsøen is virtually situated near the centre of Stjørdal, and can be easily viewed from a number of advantage points from route E6 in the east or Langøra in the west.

Kimen kulturhus is a culture house that opened in 2015,[36] which includes a 3-auditorium cinema,[37] a public library, and concert halls.

In addition, the Meråkerbanen railway line goes from Hell east to Åre Municipality in Sweden.

Regional bus services connect Stjørdal to Trondheim, Melhus, Orkanger, Steinkjer and Selbu 7 days a week,[39] while two local routes connecting downtown Stjørdal with its northern and southern neighbourhoods run 6 and 5 days a week respectively.