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148: 181: 22: 188: 155: 410:. Outside the eastern use is a headland known as Oteråneset. County Road 546 runs on the west side of the farm area. Historically it was one large farm, but it has since been divided into two separate farms (eastern and western) with different owners, although they both share the same name. Today, there are many 437:
The first time the farm is mentioned in historical records is in 1590, however at that time it was deserted. In 1610, it is cleared, but in use by "ødegaardsmænd", so there were barren conditions. Since 1799, the land has been owned by the farmers who lived there. Lars Knutsson was the first
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farmer-landowner. Before that time, the land was owned and then leased to the farmer. Lars Knutsson had married Ildrid Jonsdotter Haukanes who had inherited the farm by his father. Before 1766, it was a part of greater estates in
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The farm has been in use since around 1600. The name (Otterå, Otteraano, Oteråni and similar spellings) refers to
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until the municipal boundaries were changed in 1964. The three neighboring farms of
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that runs through the valley. It was historically part of the municipality/parish of
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are owners, before Ivar Nilsson Haukanes bought the farm in 1766.
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municipality. The farm is located between the neighboring farms
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The farm is located on the eastern coast of the island of
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Oterå is located in Vestland
Oterå is located in Norway
60°01′48″N 05°17′52″E / 60.03000°N 5.29778°E / 60.03000; 5.29778
Norway
Region
Western Norway
County
Vestland
District
Midhordland
Municipality
Austevoll
Time zone
UTC+01:00
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UTC+02:00
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Austevoll

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