Snåsa

Snåsa (Southern Sami: Snåase) is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Snåsa. Other villages include Agle and Jørstad.

Snåsa is one of the last strongholds for the seriously endangered Southern Sami language.

The village of Snåsa is the municipal center of the municipality. It lies at the eastern end of the lake Snåsavatnet. The 1.42-square-kilometre (350-acre) village has a population (2011) of 676. The population density is 476 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,230/sq mi). The village is where Snåsa Church and Snåsa Station are both located.

General information

Snåsa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The eastern district of Lierne was separated from Snåsa on 1 January 1874 to form a separate municipality. Snåsa's boundaries have not changed since then.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Snǫs. The name is identical with the word snös which means "prominent mountain" or "overhanging rock" (possibly referring to the mountain of Bergsåsen, at the inner end of the lake Snåsavatnet). The name was spelled Snaasen until the early 20th century. The Southern Sami language version of the name is Snåasen tjielte, which was officially accepted in 2010 as an alternate name for the Norwegian: Snåsa kommune.

Snåsa (village)

Snåsa is a village in and the administrative center of the municipality of Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is situated on the northern end of the lake of Snåsavatnet. The Nordland Line runs through the village, serving it at Snåsa Station. Snåsa Church, built in 1200, is located in the village. The 0.87-square-kilometre (210-acre) village has a population (2013) of 652, giving the village a population density of 749 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,940/sq mi).

References

Coordinates: 64°14′46″N 12°22′50″E / 64.2462°N 12.3805°E / 64.2462; 12.3805