# Grinde, Rogaland

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Village in Tysvær Municipality, Norway

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Grinde Village Interactive map of Grinde Coordinates: 59°25′49″N 5°27′55″E / 59.43039°N 5.46527°E / 59.43039; 5.46527 Country Norway Region Western Norway County Rogaland District Haugaland Municipality Tysvær Municipality Area [1] • Total 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) Elevation [2] 3 m (9.8 ft) Population (2025)[1] • Total 946 • Density 1,577/km2 (4,080/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Post Code 5570 Aksdal

**Grinde**[3] is a village in [Tysvær Municipality](/source/Tysv%C3%A6r_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is located at the western end of the [Grindafjorden](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grindafjorden&action=edit&redlink=1), a couple of kilometers east of the villages [Aksdal](/source/Aksdal) and [Førre](/source/F%C3%B8rre). Grinde lies along the [European route E39](/source/European_route_E39)-[European route E134](/source/European_route_E134) highway.

The 0.6-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2025) of 946 and a [population density](/source/Population_density) of 1,577 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,080/sq mi).[1]

## History

Grinde was historically located in the old [Skjold Municipality](/source/Skjold_Municipality). On 1 January 1965, Skjold Municipality was dissolved and its territory dispersed among three municipalities. The districts Grinde, [Dueland](/source/Dueland%2C_Rogaland), and [Yrkje](/source/Yrkje) with 1,133 inhabitants in total, were merged into [Tysvær Municipality](/source/Tysv%C3%A6r_Municipality).[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-2) [Statistisk sentralbyrå](/source/Statistics_Norway) (27 October 2025). ["Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality"](https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Grinde, Tysvær"](https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-36093/Norge/Rogaland/Tysv%C3%A6r/Grinde). [yr.no](/source/Yr.no). Retrieved 18 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-name_3-0)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/912655). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 18 February 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Dag_4-0)** Jukvam, Dag (1999). ["Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen"](http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf) (PDF) (in Norwegian). [Statistisk sentralbyrå](/source/Statistics_Norway). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788253746845](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788253746845).

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