Nedstrand (municipality)
Nedstrand Municipality
Nedstrand herred | |
|---|---|
| Nerstrand herred (historic name) Hinderaa herred (historic name) Nærstrand herred (historic name) | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Nedstrand within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°20′44″N 05°51′27″E / 59.34556°N 5.85750°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Tysvær Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Nedstrand |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,200 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nedstrending |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1139 |
Nedstrand is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 119-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality was located along the Nedstrandfjorden, an inner branch off the main Boknafjorden. The municipality encompassed the majority of the Nedstrand peninsula. Originally (from 1838 to 1868) it also included the Sjernarøyane islands and the western part of the island of Ombo in the fjord to the south. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nedstrand. Nedstrand Church is located in Hindaråvåg, a small village just west of Nedstrand village. Today, the area is part of the large municipality of Tysvær.