or is the
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Snåsa Municipality
(Norwegian language, Norwegian; ) or ; /ˈsnɔ̯ɑse/ is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The village is situated on the northern end of the lake of
Snåsavatnet, just northeast of the village of
Jørstad and southwest of the village of
Agle.
The village grew up around the ''Viosen'' area on the shore of the lake. Today, much of the village is located further inland. The
Nordlandsbanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at
Snåsa Station.
Snåsa Church, built in 1200, is also located in the village.
The village has a population (2024) of 658 and a
population density
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of .
Name
The village is named after the old
prestegjeld
A ''prestegjeld'' was a geographic and administrative area within the Church of Norway (''Den Norske Kirke'') roughly equivalent to a parish. This traditional designation was in use for centuries to divide the kingdom into ecclesiastical areas tha ...
of ''Snåsa'' (). The name is derived from the word which means "prominent
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
" or "overhanging rock" (possibly referring to the mountain of Bergsåsen, at the inner end of the lake
Snåsavatnet).
Historically, the name of the village was spelled ''Snaasen''. On 3 November 1917, a
royal resolution changed the spelling of the name to ''Snaasa''. On 21 December 1917, a
royal resolution enacted the
1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled ''Snaasa'' with the
digraph "
aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled ''Snåsa'', using the letter
Ã¥ instead.
Notable people
Media gallery
Snåsa sentrum.JPG, Downtown Snåsa
NRK Sapmi Snåsa.JPG, NRK office in Snåsa
Coop Byggmix Snåsa.JPG, Coop store
Snåsa stasjon.jpg, Snåsa railway station
Snåsa Kirke, Snåsa Kirkested, Vinje i Snåsa.jpg, Snåsa Church
References
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Snåsa
Villages in Trøndelag