Sunnan
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Sunnan or Sundan is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located in the area between the lakes Snåsavatnet
and Fossemvatnet
about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the town of Steinkjer
. The village of Følling
lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west and the village of Binde lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east.
Its population in 2003 was 233, but since 2004 it is not considered an "urban settlement" by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore not registered.
Sunnan was the end station on the old Hell-Sunnanbanen railway line that eventually became a part of the Nordlandsbanen
railway.
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
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 in the area between the lakes Snåsavatnet
Snåsavatnet
Snåsavatnet is Norway's 6th largest lake, with an area of approximately . The surface is only above sea level. Snåsavatnet is located in the municipalities of Steinkjer and Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The villages of Følling and Sunnan lie at the southwestern end of the lake and the...
and Fossemvatnet
Fossemvatnet
Fossemvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just southwest of the large lake Snåsavatnet which flows into Fossemvatnet on its way to the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Sunnan lies on the northern shore of the lake....
about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the town of Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
. The village of Følling
Følling
Følling is a village area in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the southwestern end of the lake Snåsavatnet along the European route E6 highway. To the south is Vassaunet and Steinkjer , to the west is Vellamelen and Beitstad, to the northeast is...
lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west and the village of Binde lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east.
Its population in 2003 was 233, but since 2004 it is not considered an "urban settlement" by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore not registered.
Sunnan was the end station on the old Hell-Sunnanbanen railway line that eventually became a part of the Nordlandsbanen
Nordlandsbanen
The Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...
railway.