Grinde is a village in

Tysvær Tysvær is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the towns of Kopervik and Haugesund. Th ...

municipality in Rogaland county,

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. The village is located at the western end of the Grindafjorden, a couple of kilometers east of the villages of Aksdal and

Førre Førre or Førresfjorden is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the Førresfjorden. The village has a population (2019) of 3,868 and a population density of . The village ...

. Grinde lies along the European route E39-

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highway. The village has a population (2019) of 891 and a

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of .

History

Grinde was historically located in Skjold municipality. On 1 January 1965, Skjold municipality was dissolved and its territory dispersed between three municipalities. The districts Grinde, Dueland, and Yrkje with 1,133 inhabitants in total were merged into Tysvær.

References

Villages in Rogaland Tysvær {{Rogaland-geo-stub