{{Short description|Village in Tysvær Municipality, Norway}} {{about|the village in Tysvær Municipality, Norway|the former municipality|Nedstrand Municipality}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Nedstrand |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |image_caption = View of the village |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Norway]] |subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Western Norway]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Norway|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Rogaland]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Norway|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Haugaland]] |subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]] |subdivision_name4 = [[Tysvær Municipality]] |timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes =<ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 0.37 |population_as_of = 2025 |population_footnotes =<ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 271 |population_density_km2 = 732 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 5560 Nedstrand |coordinates = {{coord|59.34588|5.85551|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 13 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Nedstrand, Tysvær |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-37886/Norge/Rogaland/Tysv%C3%A6r/Nedstrand |accessdate=2026-02-18 |publisher=[[yr.no]]}}</ref>}}
'''Nedstrand'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/912521 |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> (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]] and the [[Nedstrand Church]] both lie just west of Nedstrand.
[[File:Nedstrand_kirke.jpg | thumb | left|upright | [[Nedstrand Church]]]] The {{convert|0.37|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2025) of 271 and a population density of {{convert|732|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2025-10-27 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref>
The village is a regular ferry stop on routes to the [[Sjernarøyane]] islands (across the Nedstrandsfjorden) and to the village of [[Hebnes]] (across the Vindafjorden in [[Suldal Municipality]]). Both of those stops have other connections all over the region.<ref name="snl" />
==History== The area was historically part of the old [[Nedstrand Municipality]], 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.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Nedstrand_-_tettstad|Nedstrand (tettstad)|2026-02-18|Thorsnæs|Geir|2025-08-01}}</ref>
In 1983, the oil rig [[Alexander L. Kielland (platform)|Alexander L. Kielland]] was scuttled in the [[Nedstrandsfjorden]] after it had capsized in the [[North Sea]] in 1980, killing 123 people.
==Notable people== * [[Anders Andersen Bjelland]] (1790–1850), a farmer & politician * [[Niels Henrik Abel]] (1802–1829), a mathematician * [[Osmund Osmundson House|Osmund Osmundson]] (1826–1914), the founder of [[Nerstrand, Minnesota]] * Rudi "Njål" London (born 1949), a recording artist, photo journalist, and author who was born at Nedre Helle in Nedstrand, later lived in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], U.S.
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[[Category:Villages in Rogaland]] [[Category:Tysvær Municipality]]