Official Name: | Jørstad |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Trøndelag#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Trøndelag |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Innherred |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Snåsa |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7760 Snåsa |
Coordinates: | 64.207°N 12.2418°W |
Elevation M: | 53 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
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 which stops at the Jørstad Station. The village area is also referred to as Vestbygda (western village) or Breide. The local Sandmo farm is preserved as a museum of the historical farm life in the area. There used to be a forestry school here, but that has closed.