Sandvika is the administrative centre of the municipality of Lierne

Lierne

Lierne is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region, and it is the largest municipality in Trøndelag. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sandvika. Other villages include Inderdal, Sørli, and Tunnsjø senter...

 in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It lies on the northeastern shore of the lake Laksjøen

Laksjøen

Laksjøen is a lake in Lierne municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It has a surface area of . The administrative center of Lierne, Sandvika, lies on the northern shore of the lake. The lake is fed by the lake Sandsjøen to the east, and the water exits the lake in the north and later...

, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of the village of Holand

Holand, Nord-Trøndelag

Holand is a village located on the northern shore of the lake Sandsjøen in the Nordli district of the municipality of Lierne in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about east of the village of Sandvika, the administrative center of Lierne....

. The main church for northern Lierne, Nordli Church

Nordli Church

Nordli Church is a parish church in the municipality of Lierne in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sandvika. The church is part of the Nordli parish in the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church was constructed in 1873 and it seats about 250...

, is located on the northern edge of Sandvika. The 0.46 square kilometres (113.7 acre) village has a population (2011) of 218. The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

is 474 PD/km2.