Sandnessjøen
Sign in to saveSandnessjøen is a 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 () mountain range.
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Key facts
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- Sandnessjøen
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- Town/City
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- View of the town
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- yes
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- 9
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- town
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- Nordland#Norway
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- Sandnessjøen
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- top
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- Country
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- Norway
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- sandnessjøværing
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Alstahaug Municipality
- Population
- +6110
- Area
- +4.1
- Elevation
- +20
- Image
- 00 3789 Sandnessjøen (Norway).jpg
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Sandnessjøen is a 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 () mountain range.
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 town has a population (2024) of 6,056 and a population density of .