Introduction

The Town of Sundre takes its name from Søndre, Norway ("south" in Norwegian). Søndre, Norway is the centre of Ål, the largest community in Hallingdal, and was the home of Nels T. Hagen, Sundre's first postmaster in 1906.

As a young man, Hagen first went to the United States and later came to Canada. When he arrived in the Sundre area, he purchased land and the store from David McDougall, who was one of the first settlers in the area. McDougall was the son of missionary George McDougall.

The Post Office was established Dec 15, 1909, and the name Sundre was chosen at that time. Sundre remained a settlement until 1950, when it was designated a village. In 1956 it achieved the status of Town.

You can find out more about present-day Sundre here.