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. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Aksdal. Other villages in the municipality include Dueland, Førre, Grinde, Hervik, Hindaråvåg, Nedstrand, Skjoldastraumen, Susort, Tysvær, and Yrke.
The European route E39 highway and European route E134 highways traverse the municipality with their junction located at Aksdal in Tysvær. The Frekasund Bridge on the E39 highway connects the mainland of Tysvær to the island municipality of Bokn to the south. The Karmøy Tunnel connects Tysvær to the town of Kopervik in neighboring Karmøy municipality.
The 425 km2 municipality is the 231st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tysvær is the 100th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,283. The municipality's population density is 28.2 PD/km2 and its population has increased by 9.3% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality of Tysvær was established in 1849 when it was separated from the large municipality of Skjold. Initially, the municipality had a population of 2,058. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the following areas were merged into a newly enlarged municipality of Tysvær:
* the old municipality of Tysvær (population: 1,862)
* the municipality of Nedstrand (population: 1,200)
* the Gismarvik, Førre, and Stegaberg areas of Avaldsnes municipality (population: 994)
* the Grinde, Dueland, and Yrkje areas of Skjold municipality (population: 1,133)
* the Breidal and Stølsvik farms from Vats municipality (population: 16)
* the Hapnes and Dokskar farms from Vikedal municipality (population: 2)
The European route E39 highway and European route E134 highways traverse the municipality with their junction located at Aksdal in Tysvær. The Frekasund Bridge on the E39 highway connects the mainland of Tysvær to the island municipality of Bokn to the south. The Karmøy Tunnel connects Tysvær to the town of Kopervik in neighboring Karmøy municipality.
The 425 km2 municipality is the 231st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tysvær is the 100th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,283. The municipality's population density is 28.2 PD/km2 and its population has increased by 9.3% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality of Tysvær was established in 1849 when it was separated from the large municipality of Skjold. Initially, the municipality had a population of 2,058. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the following areas were merged into a newly enlarged municipality of Tysvær:
* the old municipality of Tysvær (population: 1,862)
* the municipality of Nedstrand (population: 1,200)
* the Gismarvik, Førre, and Stegaberg areas of Avaldsnes municipality (population: 994)
* the Grinde, Dueland, and Yrkje areas of Skjold municipality (population: 1,133)
* the Breidal and Stølsvik farms from Vats municipality (population: 16)
* the Hapnes and Dokskar farms from Vikedal municipality (population: 2)
Map - Tysvær
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Country - Norway
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Norway has a total area of 385,207 km2 and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of 1,619 km. It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the sea coasts; the interior, while colder, is also significantly milder than areas elsewhere in the world on such northerly latitudes. Even during polar night in the north, temperatures above freezing are commonplace on the coastline. The maritime influence brings high rainfall and snowfall to some areas of the country.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| NOK | Norwegian krone | kr | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| FI | Finnish language |
| SE | Northern Sami |
| NO | Norwegian language |
| NN | Nynorsk |