Official Name: | Tysse |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Midthordland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Samnanger |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5650 Tysse |
Elevation M: | 21 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 60.3739°N 5.7594°W |
Tysse is the administrative centre of Samnanger municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located near the end of the Samnangerfjorden. It is located immediately south of the village of Haga, and it is considered to be part of the "urban area" of Haga by Statistics Norway. The village lies at the mouth of the river Tysseelva which runs through the Tyssedalen valley.[2]