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Nedstrand (locally, Stranda) is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern coast of the Nedstrand peninsula, at the confluence of the Nedstrandsfjorden and Vindafjorden. The village of Hindaråvåg lies just west of Nedstrand, and Nedstrand Church is located there. The village of Nedstrand has a population (2014) of 240, giving the village a population density of .
The village is a regular ferry stop on routes to the Sjernarøyane islands (across the Nedstrandsfjorden) and to Hebnes (across the Vindafjorden). Both of those ferry stops have other connections all over the region.
The area was historically part of the municipality of Nedstrand, and it 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.
In 1983, the oil rig Alexander L. Kielland was scuttled in the Nedstrandsfjorden after it had capsized in the North Sea in 1980 killing 123 people.
Nedstrand is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality was located along the Nedstrandfjorden, an inner branch off the main Boknafjorden. The municipality encompassed the majority of the Nedstrand peninsula. Originally (from 1838-1868) it also included the Sjernarøyane islands and the western part of the island of Ombo in the fjord to the south. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nedstrand. Nedstrand Church is located in Hindaråvåg, a small village just west of Nedstrand village. Today, the area is part of the large municipality of Tysvær.