Ogna

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Ogna kommune
Former Municipality
Beach near Ogna
Country Norway
County Rogaland
District Vestlandet
Municipality ID NO-1117
Adm. center Ogna
Population (1963)
  Total 1,444
Created from Eigersund in 1839
Merged with in 1964

Ogna is a village and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

Ogna was separated from Eigersund in 1839. It was merged with Nærbø and Varhaug to (re)create the old municipality of January 1, 1964.

Its current population (2005) is 330. In the village there is a little church dating back to the Middle Ages. After a fire the church was restored and added to and is now a beautiful church. It is often open in the summer for visitors. Ogna has beautiful sand beaches and also a river where salmon fishing is very popular. Highway 44 which here also is a famous tourist route named "The North Sea road" is going right through the village and passes the church. Ogna is also known for the famous writer Stig Jone Kleven, whose crime books are bestsellers in Norway.

Literature

  • Lindtjørn, Morten: Ogna herad i hundre år : 1838 - 1938 : minneskrift. Stavanger 1938.

Coordinates: 58°31′N 5°48′E / 58.517°N 5.800°E / 58.517; 5.800


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