or is the administrative center of the municipality of Snåsa in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is situated on the northern end of the lake of Snåsavatnet, just northeast of the village of

Jørstad Jørstad is a village area in the municipality of Snåsa in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the southern coast of the lake Snåsavatnet about southwest of the village of Snåsa. It is located along the Nordlandsbanen railway line w ...

and southwest of the village of

Agle Agle is a village in the municipality of Snåsa in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Nordlandsbanen railway line, about north of the Snåsa (village), village of Snåsa. The mountain Andorfjellet and the lake Andorsjøen lie abo ...

. The village grew up around the ''Viosen'' area on the shore of the lake. Today, much of the village is located further inland. The Nordlandsbanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at Snåsa Station.

Snåsa Church Snåsa Church ( no, Snåsa kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Snåsa municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Snåsa. It is the church for the Snåsa parish which is part of the Stiklestad pros ...

, built in 1200, is also located in the village. The village has a population (2018) of 659 and a population density of .

Name

The village is named after the old

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of Snåsa. 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

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version of the village name is ''Snåase'', which was officially accepted in 2010 as an alternate name for the no, Snåsa.

Notable people

Media gallery

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References

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