Sunnan
settlement in Steinkjer Municipality, Norway
Sunnan or Sundan is a village in Steinkjer Municipality in 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.
The 0.29-square-kilometre (72-acre) village had a population (2003) of 233 and a population density of 803 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,080/sq mi). Since 2003, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.
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.
The public source identifies “Sunnan” as settlement in Steinkjer Municipality, Norway. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sunnan, settlement and Steinkjer.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 29, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q4581729. Authority coordinates are 64.079, 11.629. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2003, 1905 and 1926.
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