Rubbestadneset
Encyclopedia
Rubbestadneset is a village in Bømlo
municipality, Norway
. Its population is 1,104. Wickman Diesel
motors originate from Rubbestadneset.
Bømlo
Bømlo is a municipality in Sunnhordland, in the southern part of the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is also the name of the main island of this archipelago, consisting of about 900 islets, located west of Stord....
municipality, 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 is 1,104. Wickman Diesel
Wickman Diesel
Wichmann Diesel was started by a local blacksmith on the island of Bømlo in Norway who decided to manufacture his own engine for his boat.The engine proved to be a success and local people soon gathered around the workshop to have the blacksmith make them one.The company expanded and was renamed...
motors originate from Rubbestadneset.
Notable natives
- Finn HaldorsenFinn HaldorsenFinn Haldorsen was a Norwegian-born businessman.Finn Haldorsen was the youngest of 13 children born to Haldor Haldorsen and Anne Serine Haldorsen in...
(1934-2005), Businessman - Knut Arild HareideKnut Arild HareideKnut Arild Hareide is a Norwegian businessperson and the leader of the Christian Democratic Party. Hareide served as Minister of the Environment from 2004 to 2005...
(1972-), Politician - Martin Sandvik (1986-), Musician