Sunnan

{{Short description|Village in Steinkjer Municipality, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Sundan
Sunnan

|other_name =

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Sunnan panorama.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway

|pushpin_label = Sunnan

|pushpin_label_position = top

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Innherred

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Steinkjer Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.29

|population_as_of = 2003

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 233

|population_density_km2 = 803

|postal_code = 7717 Steinkjer

|coordinates = {{coord|64.0787|11.6286|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 36

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Sundan, Steinkjer (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%c3%b8ndelag/Steinkjer/Sundan/ |access-date=2018-04-08 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Sunnan or Sundan{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/742187 |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the area between the lakes Snåsavatnet and Fossemvatnet about {{convert|10|km}} northeast of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Følling lies about {{convert|4|km}} to the west and the village of Binde lies about {{convert|4|km}} to the east.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Sunnan |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=http://snl.no/Sunnan |access-date=2018-04-08 |date=2018-02-05 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=no}}

The {{convert|0.29|km2|acre|adj=on}} village had a population (2003) of 233 and a population density of {{convert|803|PD/km2}}. Since 2003, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2022-04-03 |title=04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04859/}}

Sunnan was the terminal railway station of the Hell–Sunnan Line from 1905. In 1926, the line was extended and became part of the Nordland Line.

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Category:Villages in Trøndelag

Category:Steinkjer

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