Obrestad is a very small farming village in Hå 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.
Historyedit
Local landowner Eirik Bjodaskalle, who lived around 950 AD, is said to have had his large farm at Obrestad. Eirik Bjodaskalle was the father of Queen Astrid, 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 surnameedit
Many families that lived in Obrestad over the centuries took Obrestad as their surname such as:
Tor Obrestad (1938–2020), a Norwegian contemporary writer
obrestad, family, name, surname, very, small, farming, village, municipality, rogaland, county, norway, village, located, district, jæren, shore, north, about, kilometres, west, village, nærbø, villageview, village, harbourlocation, rogaland, countyshow, rogal. For the family name see Obrestad surname Obrestad is a very small farming village in Ha municipality in Rogaland county Norway The village is located in the district of Jaeren on the shore of the North Sea about 4 kilometres 2 5 mi west of the village of Naerbo ObrestadVillageView of the village harbourObrestadLocation in Rogaland countyShow map of RogalandObrestadObrestad Norway Show map of NorwayCoordinates 58 39 18 N 05 34 04 E 58 65500 N 5 56778 E 58 65500 5 56778CountryNorwayRegionWestern NorwayCountyRogalandDistrictJaerenMunicipalityHaElevation 1 25 m 82 ft Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Post Code4365 NaerboA 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 editLocal landowner Eirik Bjodaskalle who lived around 950 AD is said to have had his large farm at Obrestad Eirik Bjodaskalle was the father of Queen Astrid 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 editMany families that lived in Obrestad over the centuries took Obrestad as their surname such as Tor Obrestad 1938 2020 a Norwegian contemporary writer Annette Obrestad born 1988 a Norwegian poker playerReferences edit Obrestad Ha Rogaland in Norwegian yr no Retrieved 2016 06 21 Store norske leksikon Obrestad fyr in Norwegian Retrieved 2016 06 21 nbsp This Rogaland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Obrestad amp oldid 980374730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
