Grinde is a village in

Tysvær Tysvær is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet Districts of Norway, region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side ...

municipality in

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county,

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

Aksdal Aksdal is a village and the administrative centre of Tysvær municipality, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the large lake Aksdalsvatnet, at the junction of the European route E134 and European route E39 highways. The vil ...

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

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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 among 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