# Sandstad

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{{Short description|Village in Hitra Municipality, Norway}}
{{about|the village in Hitra, Norway|the former municipality in Norway|Sandstad Municipality}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Sandstad
|other_name             = 
|native_name            =  
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = Village
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|mapframe-zoom          = 11
|mapframe-marker        = village
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|pushpin_label_position = top
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [Norway](/source/Norway)
|subdivision_type1      = [Region](/source/List_of_regions_of_Norway) 
|subdivision_name1      = [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag)
|subdivision_type2      = [County](/source/Counties_of_Norway) 
|subdivision_name2      = [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag)
|subdivision_type3      = [District](/source/Districts_of_Norway) 
|subdivision_name3      = [Fosen](/source/Fosen)
|subdivision_type4      = [Municipality](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name4      = [Hitra Municipality](/source/Hitra_Municipality)
|timezone1              = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) 
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|timezone1_DST          = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) 
|utc_offset1_DST        = +02:00
|area_footnotes         = <ref name="ssb" />
|area_total_km2         = 0.36
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="ssb" />
|population_total       = 207
|population_density_km2 = 575
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 7246 Sandstad
|coordinates            = {{coord|63.5224|09.0954|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 17
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandstad, Hitra (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Hitra/Sandstad/ |access-date=2018-02-15 |publisher=[yr.no](/source/yr.no)}}</ref>}}

thumb | right | alt=Picture of Sandstad Ferry Terminal in July 2022 | Sandstad Ferry Terminal in July 2022
'''Sandstad'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/741509 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}}</ref> is a village in [Hitra Municipality](/source/Hitra_Municipality) in [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is located along the [Trondheimsleia](/source/Trondheimsleia) on the southeastern coast of the [island of Hitra](/source/Hitra_(island)), about {{convert|6|km}} southwest of the village of [Hestvika](/source/Hestvika). The north entrance to the [Hitra Tunnel](/source/Hitra_Tunnel) lies just south of the village of Sandstad. The [Terningen lighthouse](/source/Terningen_lighthouse) lies in the Trondheimsleia, about {{convert|3|km}} southwest of the village. [Sandstad Church](/source/Sandstad_Church) is located here.<ref name="snl">{{Store norske leksikon|Sandstad_-_tettsted_på_Hitra|Sandstad (tettsted på Hitra)|2025-01-25|Haugen|Morten O.|2023-12-27}}</ref>

The {{convert|0.36|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 207 and a [population density](/source/population_density) of {{convert|575|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>

==History==
The village was the [administrative centre](/source/administrative_centre) of the old [Sandstad Municipality](/source/Sandstad_Municipality) which existed from 1 July 1914 until its dissolution on 1 January 1964.<ref name="snl2">{{Store norske leksikon|Sandstad_-_tidligere_kommune|Sandstad (tidligere kommune)|2025-01-25|Haugen|Morten O.|2024-11-22}}</ref>

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Category:Hitra Municipality
Category:Villages in Trøndelag

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