Coordinates: 59°05′51″N 9°03′32″E / 59.09744°N 9.05879°E / 59.09744; 9.05879

Prestestranda

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Prestestranda
Preststranda
Village
View of the village along the lake shore
View of the village along the lake shore
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CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
MunicipalityDrangedal Municipality
Area
 • Total
1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
1,293
 • Density821/km2 (2,130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3750 Drangedal

Prestestranda is the administrative centre of Drangedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the northwestern end of the lake Øvre Toke, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the southeast of the village of Bostrak and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest of the village of Henseid. Drangedal Church is located in the village.[3]

The 1.58-square-kilometre (390-acre) village has a population (2022) of 1,293 and a population density of 821 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,130/sq mi).[1]

A railway station along the Sørlandsbanen railway line was built in the village in 1927.[3]

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