Obrestad

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Obrestad
Village
View of the village harbour
View of the village harbour
Obrestad is located in Rogaland
Obrestad
Obrestad
Location in Rogaland county
Coordinates: 58°39′18″N 05°34′04″E / 58.65500°N 5.56778°E / 58.65500; 5.56778Coordinates: 58°39′18″N 05°34′04″E / 58.65500°N 5.56778°E / 58.65500; 5.56778
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
Municipality
Elevation25 m (82 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4365 Nærbø

Obrestad is a very small farming village in municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the district of Jæren on the shore of the North Sea, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village of Nærbø.

A harbour was constructed in Obrestad in 1874 and it is still in use. The Obrestad Lighthouse was built in 1873, about 900 metres (3,000 ft) northwest of the harbour.[2] A sea rescue station for seafarers was established at Obrestad in 1854. It was in use until 1977.

History[]

Local landowner , who lived around 950 AD, is said to have had his large farm at Obrestad. Eirik Bjodaskalle was the father of , the mother of the famous Viking King Olaf Tryggvason. Snorri Sturluson chronicles this in the Saga of King Olaf Tryggvason which is part of Heimskringla. Obrestad was the place where Astrid and Olaf had to seek refuge before heading east.

Obrestad surname[]

Many families that lived in Obrestad over the centuries took Obrestad as their surname such as:

References[]

  1. ^ "Obrestad, Hå (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Obrestad fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-06-21.


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