Nedstrand

Nedstrand
Nedstrand
	Village
	Nedstrand Location in Rogaland county Nedstrand Nedstrand (Norway)
	Coordinates: 59°20′44″N 05°51′27″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Haugaland
Municipality	Tysvær
Area [1]
• Total	0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	240
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5560 Nedstrand

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 0.32-square-kilometre (79-acre) village of Nedstrand has a population of 240, giving it a population density of 750 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,900/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

Osmund Osmundson, the founder of Nerstrand, Minnesota
Rudi "Njål" London (born 7 July 1949), Recording artist/Photo journalist/Author, born at Nedre Helle in Nedstrand, later lived in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Niels Henrik Abel (born here in 1802), mathematician

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References

Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2014). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
"Nedstrand, Tysvær (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
Store norske leksikon. "Nedstrand – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-08-31.

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2014). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Nedstrand, Tysvær (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-08-31.

[snl-3] Store norske leksikon. "Nedstrand – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-08-31.