Lindøy

Lindøy is an island in Byfjorden in Stavanger, Norway. The island was used as an orphanage for more than a hundred years, established by Lars Oftedal in the late 1800s.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Lindøy". Stavanger byleksikon (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Wigestrand. 2008. p. 305.
  2. Hammer, K.V.; Keilhau, W. (1924). "Oftedal, Lars". In Blangstrup, Christian. Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish) 18 (2nd ed.). København: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. pp. 420–421. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. Stormark, Hege. "Lindøy skremselsbilde og skolehjem" (in Norwegian). Kulturminneåret 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2011.

Further reading

Coordinates: 58°59′24″N 5°48′31″E / 58.99000°N 5.80861°E / 58.99000; 5.80861

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