What is "sandvollan"

Sandvollan is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the north part of the present-day municipality of Inderøy. It borders the Sparbu area of the municipality of Steinkjer and the Børgin fjord to the east, the Kjerknesvågen village area to the southwest, and the Trondheimsfjord to the north. Sandvollan is mostly an agriarian area, though it also functions as a suburb of the town of Steinkjer, located about away.

There are two churches in the Sandvollan area: Hustad Church from the 12th century and Heggstad Church from 1887. The older church was built for the chieftain of Hustad, Bård Standale, who was sheriff for Eystein Haraldsson around 1150. The newer church was built because the old one had become too small.

There are two main villages in Sandvollan: Gangstad and Småland. Gangstad has a grocery store, and between the two villages is Skjelvågen, a harbour that used to be a stop on the steam ship routes.