# Nedstrand

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Village in Tysvær Municipality, Norway

This article is about the village in Tysvær Municipality, Norway. For the former municipality, see [Nedstrand Municipality](/source/Nedstrand_Municipality).

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Nedstrand Village Interactive map of Nedstrand Coordinates: 59°20′45″N 5°51′20″E / 59.34588°N 5.85551°E / 59.34588; 5.85551 Country Norway Region Western Norway County Rogaland District Haugaland Municipality Tysvær Municipality Area [1] • Total 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi) Elevation [2] 13 m (43 ft) Population (2025)[1] • Total 271 • Density 732/km2 (1,900/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Post Code 5560 Nedstrand

**Nedstrand**[3] (locally, *Stranda*) is a village in [Tysvær Municipality](/source/Tysv%C3%A6r_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is on the Nedstrand peninsula's southeast coast, at the confluence of the [Nedstrandsfjorden](/source/Nedstrandsfjorden) and [Vindafjorden](/source/Vindafjorden). The village of [Hindaråvåg](/source/Hindar%C3%A5v%C3%A5g) and the [Nedstrand Church](/source/Nedstrand_Church) both lie just west of Nedstrand.

 [Nedstrand Church](/source/Nedstrand_Church)

The 0.37-square-kilometre (91-acre) village has a population (2025) of 271 and a population density of 732 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,900/sq mi).[1]

The village is a regular ferry stop on routes to the [Sjernarøyane](/source/Sjernar%C3%B8yane) islands (across the Nedstrandsfjorden) and to the village of [Hebnes](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hebnes&action=edit&redlink=1) (across the Vindafjorden in [Suldal Municipality](/source/Suldal_Municipality)). Both of those stops have other connections all over the region.[4]

## History

The area was historically part of the old [Nedstrand Municipality](/source/Nedstrand_Municipality), and was a regional customs office for the huge timber industry in the [Ryfylke](/source/Ryfylke) district. Today, the area is home to agriculture, [fish farming](/source/Fish_farming), fruit orchards, and stone quarries.[4]

In 1983, the oil rig [Alexander L. Kielland](/source/Alexander_L._Kielland_(platform)) was scuttled in the [Nedstrandsfjorden](/source/Nedstrandsfjorden) after it had capsized in the [North Sea](/source/North_Sea) in 1980, killing 123 people.

## Notable people

- [Anders Andersen Bjelland](/source/Anders_Andersen_Bjelland) (1790–1850), a farmer & politician

- [Niels Henrik Abel](/source/Niels_Henrik_Abel) (1802–1829), a mathematician

- [Osmund Osmundson](/source/Osmund_Osmundson_House) (1826–1914), the founder of [Nerstrand, Minnesota](/source/Nerstrand%2C_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](/source/Nashville), [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee), U.S.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-2) [Statistisk sentralbyrå](/source/Statistics_Norway) (27 October 2025). ["Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality"](https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Nedstrand, Tysvær"](https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-37886/Norge/Rogaland/Tysv%C3%A6r/Nedstrand). [yr.no](/source/Yr.no). Retrieved 18 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-name_3-0)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/912521). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 18 February 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-snl_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-snl_4-1) Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (1 August 2025). ["Nedstrand (tettstad)"](https://snl.no/Nedstrand_-_tettstad). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

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