Ramstad, Trøndelag

Ramstad
Ramsta
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Ramstad is located in Trøndelag
Ramstad
Ramstad
Ramstad is located in Norway
Ramstad
Ramstad
Coordinates: 64°44′43″N 11°13′56″E / 64.7452°N 11.2323°E / 64.7452; 11.2323
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
MunicipalityNærøysund Municipality
Elevation
[1]
15 m (49 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7950 Abelvær

Ramstad[2] (Old Norse: Hrafnista) is a small farming village in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village 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.[3]

See also

  • Sölve, another legendary Norse hero from Nærøy.

References

  1. ^ "Ramstad, Nærøy (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  3. ^ Duun, Olav (1938). "Chapter 1". Menneske og maktene.


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