Otterå

Otterå Otteraano, Oteråni
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Huftarøy
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
Municipality	Austevoll

Otterå is a farm in Austevoll, Hordaland in Western Norway.

Location

The farm is located on the east side of Huftarøy in Austevoll municipality in Midthordland. The farm is located by the sea and overlooking against Tysnes. The farm is located between the neighboring farms Såtendal and Brekke. Outside the eastern use is a headland known as Oteraaneset. Address is 5396 West Vinnesvåg, and Riksvei 546 is almost beyond the farm. The farm best of western and eastern use that today are considered as two different farms with the same name. In the area there are today many cabins.

History

Eastern farm

Farm one's relatives came to Otteraa in 1879. Before it was farm one been in use since around 1600. The name (Otterå, Otteraano, Oteråni and write similar ways) refers to river that runs through a valley, and where it has been otter in the earlier time. These relatives had ties to Otteraa also before 1879. The three farms in the far north Fitjar - Husavik, Brekke and Otterå (After the former municipality boundaries), had naturally close contact, they were neighboring and friend is. The first time farm is mentioned in 1590, but when it was deserted. In 1610 is cleared, but the use of "ødegaardsmænd", so there was enough barren conditions. Selveiende users have been ongoing since 1799, as was Lars Knutsson owner and user. He had married Ildrid Jonsdotter Haukanes who had inherited farm one by his father. Before 1766 heard farm one of the most under greater goods in Sunnhordland, selveid in shorter periods. The first part of 1600 century was the noble man Aksel Mowatt who owned Otteraa, from 1660 years, Baron Louis Rosenkrantz owner. In the first part of 1700 century is the big farmers in the Fitjar that are as owners, before Ivar Nilsson Haukanes bought farm in 1766.