- Sandnessjøen
Sandnessjøen is the centre of the municipality of
Alstahaug in the county ofNordland ,Norway , with a population of 5,716. [cite paper | author=Statistics Norway | title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006 | date=2006 | url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html] It was made a township in 1999.Sandnessjøen is located on the island ofAlsten , where there isDe syv søstre (The Seven Sisters) mountain range, 1,072 meters above sea level also a tale of trolls that got turned to stone when sun is up there was the witch, the horsemen and the seven sistersSandnessjøen was a separate municipality from 1899 to 1965, when it was incorporated into Alstahaug. [cite paper | author=Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway | title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen | date=1999 | url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdfl] The municipality was named Stamnes from 1899 to 1948.
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* [http://www.reuber-norwegen.de/Nordland/FramesFylkerNordlandAlstahaugPhotos.html "Pictures from Alstahaug"] Some pictures from the Alstahaug area.
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