Country Norway County Rogaland Municipality Tysvær Elevation 5 m Local time Friday 4:04 PM | Region Western Norway District Haugaland Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Area 59 ha Population 859 (2014) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
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 of Aksdal and Førre. Grinde lies along the European route E39-European route E134 highway.
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Map of 5570 Grinde, Norway
The 0.59-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2014) of 859, giving the village a population density of 1,456 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,770/sq mi).
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
Grinde, Rogaland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA