Sakshaug is a village in the municipality of Inderøy

Inderøy

Inderøy is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Røra, Sakshaug, Sandvollan, Småland, Utøy, and Vangshylla.The...

 in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is located about 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) northwest of the municipal center of Straumen

Straumen, Nord-Trøndelag

Straumen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about east of Sakshaug and about west of Røra and Hylla. The village has a population of 1,208. The population density of Straumen is ....

 and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Utøy

Utøy

Utøy or Utøya is a village area in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village sits about half way between Vangshylla and Sakshaug . Kjerknesvågen lies about to the north, and the Trondheimsfjord lies just to the south...

. The 0.13 square kilometres (32.1 acre) village has a population (2009) of 201. The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of Sakshaug is 1546 PD/km2.

The Sakshaug gamle Church

Sakshaug gamle Church

Sakshaug "Old" Church is a preserved parish church in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sakshaug. The church is part of the Inderøy parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros....

 is located on the eastern edge of the village, and the newer Sakshaug Church

Sakshaug Church

Sakshaug Church is a parish church in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sakshaug. The church is part of the Inderøy parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros....

lies a little farther to the east, closer to Straumen.