Tysse, Vestland
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Tysse is the
administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Samnanger Samnanger () is a municipality in the Midhordland region of Vestland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tysse. Other main villages in the municipality include Haga and Bjørkheim in Nordbygda. The ...
municipality in
Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...
county,
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. The village is located near the end of the
Samnangerfjorden Samnangerfjorden () is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The long fjord is located in the municipalities of Bjørnafjorden (municipality), Bjørnafjorden and Samnanger. The head of the fjord is located in Samnanger, surrounded by the villages ...
. It is located immediately south of the village of Haga, and it is considered to be part of the "urban area" of Haga by
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. The village lies at the mouth of the river Tysseelva which runs through the Tyssedalen valley.


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Villages in Vestland Samnanger {{Vestland-geo-stub