Nedstrand

Nedstrand
Village
Nedstrand

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 59°20′44″N 05°51′27″E / 59.34556°N 5.85750°E / 59.34556; 5.85750Coordinates: 59°20′44″N 05°51′27″E / 59.34556°N 5.85750°E / 59.34556; 5.85750
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 CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5560 Nedstrand

Nedstrand (locally, Stranda) is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern coast of the Nedstrand peninsula, at the confluence of the Nedstrandsfjorden and Vindafjorden. The village of Hindaråvåg lies just west of Nedstrand, and Nedstrand Church is located there. The 0.32-square-kilometre (79-acre) village of Nedstrand has a population (2014) of 240, giving the village 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 ferry stops have other connections all over the region.[3]

The area was historically part of the municipality of Nedstrand, and it 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.

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