Ramstad, Trøndelag

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.

Ramstad Ramsta
Village
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Coordinates: 64.7452°N 11.2323°E / 64.7452; 11.2323
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Municipality	Nærøysund Municipality
Elevation [1]	15 m (49 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7950 Abelvær

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.