Ramsta, Nærøy

Ramstad
Ramsta
Farm area
Ramstad

Location in Nord-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 64°44′35″N 11°13′19″E / 64.74306°N 11.22194°E / 64.74306; 11.22194Coordinates: 64°44′35″N 11°13′19″E / 64.74306°N 11.22194°E / 64.74306; 11.22194
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Nord-Trøndelag
District Namdalen
Municipality Nærøy
Elevation[1] 9 m (30 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)

Ramsta or Ramstad (Old Norse: Hrafnista) is a farm area on an island in the municipality of Nærøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about half way between the villages of Abelvær and Steine on an island near the mouth of the Foldafjord.

It was the home of a family from which came several heroes in a group of legendary sagas called the Hrafnistumannasögur. The islands of Nærøy were an old central meeting place, not only for the people of Namdalen, but also for people from neighbouring districts.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Ramstad" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Duun, Olav (1938). "Chapter 1". Menneske og maktene.


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