Sistranda

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title: "Sistranda" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-trøndelag", "frøya-municipality"] description: "Village in Frøya Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-trondelag" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistranda" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Frøya Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Sistranda
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Sistranda, Frøya, Norway.jpg
image_caption	View of the village
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Trøndelag#Norway
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Central Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Trøndelag
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Fosen
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Frøya Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1.27
population_as_of	2024
population_footnotes
population_total	1257
population_density_km2	990
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	7260 Sistranda
coordinates
elevation_m	12
elevation_footnotes
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Sistranda is the administrative centre of Frøya Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the east side of the island of Frøya, about 4 km north of the village of Hammarvika and the entrance to the Frøya Tunnel. The 1.27 km2 village has a population (2024) of 1,257 and a population density of 990 PD/km2.

Sistranda has schools representing all levels up to high school. It is also the centre of transportation on the island of Frøya, with buses to locations around the region and ferries with daily routes to Trondheim, Mausund, Sula, and Froan.

Name

The village is named after the old Sistranda farm (). The name is which means "side" (here in the sense of the "coast" or "side" of the island). The last element was added later. It is the definite form of which means "the beach" or "the shore". Today, the farm is divided in three parts: Yttersian (Outer-Sian), Midtsian (Middle-Sian), and Innersian (Inner-Sian).

References

References

1. "Sistranda, Frøya (Trøndelag)". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
4. Rygh, Oluf. (1901). "Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt". W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri.

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