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Nedstrand

Coordinates: 59°20′44″N 05°51′27″E / 59.34556°N 5.85750°E / 59.34556; 5.85750
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Nedstrand
Village
Nedstrand is located in Rogaland
Nedstrand
Nedstrand
Location in Rogaland county
Nedstrand is located in Norway
Nedstrand
Nedstrand
Nedstrand (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°20′44″N 05°51′27″E / 59.34556°N 5.85750°E / 59.34556; 5.85750
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
MunicipalityTysvær
Area
 • Total0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total227
 • Density668/km2 (1,730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5560 Nedstrand
Nedstrand church

Nedstrand (locally, Stranda) is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is on the Nedstrand peninsula's southeast coast, at the confluence of the Nedstrandsfjorden and Vindafjorden. The village of Hindaråvåg lies just west of Nedstrand, and Nedstrand Church is there. The 0.34-square-kilometre (84-acre) village has a population (2019) of 227 and a population density of 668 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,730/sq mi).[1]

The village is a regular ferry stop on routes to the Sjernarøyane islands (across the Nedstrandsfjorden) and to Hebnes (across the Vindafjorden). Both of those stops have other connections all over the region.[3]

The area was historically part of the municipality of Nedstrand, and was a regional customs office for the huge timber industry in the Ryfylke district. Today, the area is home to agriculture, fish farming, fruit orchards, and stone quarries.[3]

In 1983, the oil rig Alexander L. Kielland was scuttled in the Nedstrandsfjorden after it had capsized in the North Sea in 1980, killing 123 people.

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Nedstrand, Tysvær (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Nedstrand – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 August 2015.