Official Name: | Grinde |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Rogaland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rogaland county |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Rogaland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Haugaland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Tysvær |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.58 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 891 |
Population Density Km2: | 1536 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5570 Aksdal |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 59.4303°N 5.465°W |
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.
The 0.58km2 village has a population (2019) of 891 and a population density of .[2]
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.[3]