Ottestad
Ottestad | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Stange Municipality | |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 2312 Ottestad |
Ottestad is a village in
Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village centre is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Stangebyen and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the village of Bekkelaget. The whole northern part of Stange, surrounding the village centre, is often referred to as Ottestad as well. Ottestad Church is located in the village.[2]
Historically, the families who lived on the Ottestad farm took that farm name as their surname. The name is a protected surname in Norway seeing that fewer than 200 people have it. In 2021, there were 197 people living in Norway with Ottestad as their surname.[3]
References
- ^ "Ottestad, Stange". yr.no. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Navnesøk" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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