Sandstad
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Sandstad is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located in the present-day municipality of Hitra
. The village of Sandstad lies on along the Trondheimsleia
on the southeastern coast of the island of Hitra
, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Hestvika
. The north entrance to the Hitra Tunnel lies just south of the village of Sandstad. The Terningen lighthouse
lies in the Trondheimsleia, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village.
The former municipality of Sandstad included all of the southern and southeastern parts of the island of Hitra, plus the several islands in the Trondheimsleia
off the shores of Hitra. The municipality had one church, Sandstad church
, located in the village of Sandstad. The church is currently home to the Sandstad parish
in present-day Hitra
.
to form a municipality of its own. The initial population was 947. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Sandstad, Fillan
, Kvenvær
, and Hitra
were merged together to form a new, larger municipality of Hitra. Prior to the merger, the population of Sandstad was 1,028.
Sør-Trøndelag
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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 in the present-day municipality of Hitra
Hitra
Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...
. The village of Sandstad lies on along the Trondheimsleia
Trondheimsleia
The Trondheimsleia is a strait that runs between the islands of Smøla and Hitra and the mainland municipalities of Aure, Hemne, Snillfjord, and Agdenes in Møre og Romsdal and Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The long strait has several fjords which branch off it including the Ramsøyfjorden,...
on the southeastern coast of the island of Hitra
Hitra
Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...
, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Hestvika
Hestvika
Hestvika is a village in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern tip of the island of Hitra along the Trondheimsleia, about east of Sandstad and the Hitra Tunnel...
. The north entrance to the Hitra Tunnel lies just south of the village of Sandstad. The Terningen lighthouse
Terningen Lighthouse
Terningen Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located in the Trondheimsleia near the mouth of the Hemnfjorden, just west of the island of Hemnskjela, and about southwest of the village of Sandstad.The tall lighthouse has an...
lies in the Trondheimsleia, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village.
The former municipality of Sandstad included all of the southern and southeastern parts of the island of Hitra, plus the several islands in the Trondheimsleia
Trondheimsleia
The Trondheimsleia is a strait that runs between the islands of Smøla and Hitra and the mainland municipalities of Aure, Hemne, Snillfjord, and Agdenes in Møre og Romsdal and Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The long strait has several fjords which branch off it including the Ramsøyfjorden,...
off the shores of Hitra. The municipality had one church, Sandstad church
Sandstad Church
Sandstad church is a parish church in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Sandstad on the southeastern coast of the island of Hitra....
, located in the village of Sandstad. The church is currently home to the Sandstad parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in present-day Hitra
Hitra
Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...
.
History
The municipality of Sandstad was established on 1 July 1914 when it was separated from FillanFillan, Norway
Fillan is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is also the municipal center of the present-day municipality of Hitra. It is located on the northeastern shore of Hitra island, about south of Ansnes...
to form a municipality of its own. The initial population was 947. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Sandstad, Fillan
Fillan, Norway
Fillan is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is also the municipal center of the present-day municipality of Hitra. It is located on the northeastern shore of Hitra island, about south of Ansnes...
, Kvenvær
Kvenvær
Kvenvær is a fishing village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Kvenvær is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Hitra in the present-day municipality of Hitra. It is just south of the Bispøyan islands....
, and Hitra
Hitra
Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...
were merged together to form a new, larger municipality of Hitra. Prior to the merger, the population of Sandstad was 1,028.
Mayors
The mayors of the municipality of Sandstad were:- Kasper Utsetø: 1915-1920
- Ole Larsen Aalmo: 1921-1928
- Nils Strøm: 1929-1934
- John Aalmo: 1935-1945
- Alf Nesset: 1946-1947
- John Aalmo: 1948-1955
- Olaf Sivertsen: 1956-1963