Grinde, Rogaland

Grinde is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the western end of the Grindafjorden, a couple of kilometers east of the villages Aksdal and Førre. Grinde lies along the European route E39-European route E134 highway.

Grinde
Village
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Coordinates: 59°25′49″N 05°27′54″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Haugaland
Municipality	Tysvær
Area [1]
• Total	0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	891
• Density	1,536/km2 (3,980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5570 Aksdal

The 0.58-square-kilometre (140-acre) village has a population (2019) of 891 and a population density of 1,536 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,980/sq mi).^[1]

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.^[3]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Grinde, Tysvær (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.