Vigrestad
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Vigrestad is a village in the municipality of Hå
, Norway
. Its population was 1850 in 2009. It is situated approximately 32 metres above sea level and 7, 5 km from Varhaug
, which is the municipality's administrative centre.
The name probably has its origin from the word "vig" meaning battle/war, and "stad" meaning place. There is therefore reason to believe that it was the site of a battle in older times. The name could alternatively originate from the old norse word "vigr" which means spear. North of the village there are several barrows from the iron- and bronze ages.
Vigrestad has been spelled in various ways through history; Wirestad, Virestadt, Wiresteid in 1567, Vigrist in 1606, Wigresta in 1610, Vigrestad in 1616 and Wigrestad in 1723.
Vigrestad's train station is located on the Jærbanen railroadhttp://www.nsb.no. The station is unmanned. Only local trains stop at Vigrestad (not express or regional ones).
The main source of income is agriculture; mainly dairy, beef, pork, sheep and potatoes. There are also companies that specialise in high class timber furniture (to the Royal family, among others) and laser-cutting. A variety of industries and companies can also be found, many of them at Stokkelandsmarka.
Notable persons from/living/lived at Vigrestad
People at Vigrestad are active in sports, especially handball, football and weightlifting.
Hå
Hå is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Hå is the southernmost municipality in the district Jæren.The parish of Haa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . It was divided into Nærbø and Varhaug in 1894. The municipality of Hå was created after the merger of Nærbø, Varhaug,...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Its population was 1850 in 2009. It is situated approximately 32 metres above sea level and 7, 5 km from Varhaug
Varhaug
Varhaug is a village in the district of Jæren, Norway and is the administrative centre and the second largest village in Hå municipality. It was also the administrative centre for the former municipality Varhaug. It was founded in the late 19th century and expanded around the local train station in...
, which is the municipality's administrative centre.
The name probably has its origin from the word "vig" meaning battle/war, and "stad" meaning place. There is therefore reason to believe that it was the site of a battle in older times. The name could alternatively originate from the old norse word "vigr" which means spear. North of the village there are several barrows from the iron- and bronze ages.
Vigrestad has been spelled in various ways through history; Wirestad, Virestadt, Wiresteid in 1567, Vigrist in 1606, Wigresta in 1610, Vigrestad in 1616 and Wigrestad in 1723.
Vigrestad's train station is located on the Jærbanen railroadhttp://www.nsb.no. The station is unmanned. Only local trains stop at Vigrestad (not express or regional ones).
The main source of income is agriculture; mainly dairy, beef, pork, sheep and potatoes. There are also companies that specialise in high class timber furniture (to the Royal family, among others) and laser-cutting. A variety of industries and companies can also be found, many of them at Stokkelandsmarka.
Notable persons from/living/lived at Vigrestad
- Elin Hetland Mong, local politician for the party Høyre and was leader of the union Norsk Ergoterapeutforbund.
- Monica SandveMonica SandveMonica Sandve is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the Norwegian national team.-References:...
, handballplayer. Played on the National team, and Nordstrand (in the top series) . - Enevald Flåten, pastor in Levende Ord BibelsenterLevende Ord BibelsenterLevende Ord Bibelsenter is a charismatic church in Bergen, Norway. The congregation was founded in 1992 by Enevald Flåten.The centre is Norway's largest free church with nearly 3,000 members...
.
People at Vigrestad are active in sports, especially handball, football and weightlifting.