Editing Sandnessjøen

{{short description|Town in Alstahaug, Norway}}
{{distinguish|text=the former [[Sandnessjøen Municipality]] (1899-1965)}}
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|official_name          = Sandnessjøen
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|nickname               = 
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|image_caption          = View of the town
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|subdivision_name       = [[Norway]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]] 
|subdivision_name1      = [[Northern Norway]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Norway|County]] 
|subdivision_name2      = [[Nordland]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Helgeland]]
|subdivision_type4      = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name4      = [[Alstahaug Municipality]]
|established_title      = Established as
|established_date       = &nbsp;
|established_title1     = [[List of towns and cities in Norway|Town]] ({{lang|no|By}})
|established_date1      = 1999
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|area_total_km2         = 4.25
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="ssb" />
|population_total       = 6056
|population_density_km2 = 1425
|population_demonym     = Sandnessjøværing
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 8800 Sandnessjøen
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|elevation_m            = 20
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandnessjøen, Alstahaug (Nordland) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Alstahaug/Sandnessj%C3%B8en/ |access-date=2018-09-22 |publisher=[[yr.no]]}}</ref>
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'''Sandnessjøen'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/622889 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is a [[List of towns and cities in Norway|town]]<ref name="town" /> and the [[administrative centre]] of [[Alstahaug Municipality]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. Sandnessjøen was granted special trading privileges in the late 1600s, but it did not receive town status until 1999. Sandnessjøen is located on the west coast of the island of [[Alsta]], just west of the [[De syv søstre]] ({{lit|The Seven Sisters}}) mountain range.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Sandnessjøen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Sandnessj%C3%B8en |access-date=2018-09-22 |date=2016-03-16 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=no}}</ref>

[[File:Botnkrona2.JPG|thumb|left|220px|Sandnessjøen and surroundings seen from the summit of [[Botnkrona]].]]
The town is a transportation hub for the [[Helgeland]] region, as well as a commercial and business centre for the region. The {{convert|4.25|km2|acre|adj=on}} town has a population (2024) of 6,056 and a [[population density]] of {{convert|1425|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref>

[[Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka]] is located south of the town. Beginning in late June 2011, the regional airline [[Widerøe]] launched direct flights in summer between Sandnessjøen Airport and [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen]].

==History==
[[File:Sandnessjøen 1935.jpg|thumb|left|Sandnessjøen in 1935]]
The town of Sandnessjøen was the [[administrative centre]] of the old [[Sandnessjøen Municipality]] from 1899 to 1965 (it was known as [[Stamnes Municipality]] prior to 1948). In 1965, the municipality was dissolved and merged with [[Alstahaug Municipality]].

[[Helgeland Kammerkor]], a [[mixed choir]] with members drawn from the region of [[Helgeland]], was founded in Sandnessjøen in 1992 and has held many concerts there.

== Notable people ==
{{See also|Alstahaug Municipality#Notable_people}}
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==See also==
* [[List of towns and cities in Norway]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.reuber-norwegen.de/Nordland/FramesFylkerNordlandAlstahaugPhotos.html "Pictures from Alstahaug"] Some pictures from the Alstahaug area.
* [https://sandnessjoen.com sandnessjoen.com - local portal for Sandnessjøen and Alstahaug]

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[[Category:Alstahaug]]
[[Category:Populated places in Nordland]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Norway]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1999]]