Nedstrand is a former municipality in

Rogaland Rogaland () is a county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 479,892. The admin ...

county,

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. The municipality was located along the Nedstrandfjorden, an inner branch off the main

Boknafjorden Boknafjord or Boknafjorden ( en, Bokna Fjord) is a fjord located in Rogaland county, Norway. The huge fjord lies between the cities of Stavanger and Haugesund and dominates the central part of the county. The main part of the fjord is shared bet ...

. 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

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in the fjord to the south. The

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of the municipality was the village of

Nedstrand Nedstrand (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 Hindar ...

. Nedstrand Church is located in

Hindaråvåg Hindaråvåg or Hinderåvåg is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Nedstrandsfjorden, on the southern coast of Tysvær. The village of Nedstrand lies about east of Hindaråvåg and is ...

, a small village just west of Nedstrand village. Today, the area is part of the large municipality of

Tysvær Tysvær is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the towns of Kopervik and Haugesun ...

History

The

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of ''Nærstrand'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 Janua ...

law). Originally, it encompassed the two ''sokn'' (parishes) of ''Hinderaa'' and '' Sjærnerø'', located on the northern (mainland) part of the municipality and the southern (islands) in the Nedstrandfjorden, respectively. On 1 January 1868, the municipality was divided into two separate municipalities, named after the two ''sokn'' that made up Nærstrand:

Hinderaa Nedstrand (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 Hindaråv ...

(population: 1,680) and Sjærnerø (population: 922). On 10 August 1881 the name of Hinderaa municipality was changed by royal resolution to ''Nerstrand''. Later, between 1910 and 1920 the spelling was changed slightly to ''Nedstrand'' to better match the local pronunciation. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Nedstrand (population: 1,200) was merged with the neighboring municipality of

and parts of the municipalities of

Avaldsnes Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. The village was an ancient c ...

, Skjold, Vats, and

Vikedal Vikedal or Vikadal is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Sandeidfjorden, about south of the village of Sandeid and about northwest of the village of Imslandsjøen. Vikedal Churc ...

to form the new municipality of

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Nedstrand, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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of elected representatives, which in turn elects a

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Municipal council

The

of Nedstrand was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

References

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History

Government

Municipal council

See also

References