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Tysvær

Coordinates: 59°21′42″N 05°32′34″E / 59.36167°N 5.54278°E / 59.36167; 5.54278
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Tysvær Municipality
Tysvær kommune
Municipality
View of the lake Aksdalsvatnet
View of the lake Aksdalsvatnet
Flag of Tysvær Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Tysvær Municipality
Coat of arms
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Tysvær within Rogaland
Tysvær within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°21′42″N 05°32′34″E / 59.36167°N 5.54278°E / 59.36167; 5.54278
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
Established1849
 • Preceded bySkjold Municipality
Administrative centreAksdal
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Monika Lindanger (H)
Area
 • Total425.49 km2 (164.28 sq mi)
 • Land399.89 km2 (154.40 sq mi)
 • Water25.60 km2 (9.88 sq mi)  6%
 • Rank#231 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total11,405
 • Rank#101 in Norway
 • Density28.5/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +8.8%
DemonymTysværbu[1]
Official language
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 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1146[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Tysvær is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the towns of Kopervik and Haugesund. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Aksdal. Other villages in the municipality include Dueland, Førre, Grinde, Hervik, Hindaråvåg, Nedstrand, Skjoldastraumen, Susort, Tysvær, and Yrke.

The European route E39 highway and European route E134 highways traverse the municipality with their junction located at Aksdal in Tysvær. The Frekasund Bridge on the E39 highway connects the mainland of Tysvær to the island municipality of Bokn to the south. The Karmøy Tunnel connects Tysvær to the town of Kopervik in neighboring Karmøy municipality.

The 425-square-kilometre (164 sq mi) municipality is the 231st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tysvær is the 101st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,405. The municipality's population density is 28.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (74/sq mi) and its population has increased by 8.8% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information

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Aerial view of western Tysvær
Painting called Fra Borgøya by Lars Hertervig
View of Aksdal Church

The municipality of Tysvær was established in 1849 when it was separated from the large municipality of Skjold. Initially, the municipality had a population of 2,058. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the following areas were merged into a newly enlarged municipality of Tysvær:[6]

  • the old municipality of Tysvær (population: 1,862)
  • the municipality of Nedstrand (population: 1,200)
  • the Gismarvik, Førre, and Stegaberg areas of Avaldsnes municipality (population: 994)
  • the Grinde, Dueland, and Yrkje areas of Skjold municipality (population: 1,133)
  • the Breidal and Stølsvik farms from Vats municipality (population: 16)
  • the Hapnes and Dokskar farms from Vikedal municipality (population: 2)

On 1 January 1969, the small Sponevik farm area (population: 6), just north of the village of Skjoldastraumen, was transferred from the neighboring Vindafjord municipality to Tysvær.[6]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Tysvær farm (Old Norse: Teitsfjörðr) since the first Tysvær Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the old male name Teitr. The last element is fjörðr which means "fjord". Over time, the last element was corrupted to vær which means "fishing village", but that was not the meaning of the original name.[7]

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms was granted on 3 February 1984. The official blazon is "Azure, a heron argent issuant" (Norwegian: På blå grunn ein oppveksande sølv hegre). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is the top of a grey heron. The heron has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The heron was chosen as a symbol for the municipality since there are several large colonies of grey herons in the municipality. "Tysvær herons" is a nickname for the inhabitants of the municipality. The arms were designed by Stein Davidsen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[8][9][10]

See also: the coat of arms of Forsand

Churches

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The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Tysvær. It is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Churches in Tysvær
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Førresfjorden Aksdal Church Aksdal 1995
Førre Church Førre 1893
Nedstrand Nedstrand Church Hindaråvåg 1868
Skjoldastraumen Church Skjoldastraumen 1910
Tysvær Tysvær Church Tysværvåg 1852

Geography

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The municipality lies on the northern shore of the Boknafjorden, with the Skjoldafjorden and Vindafjorden both partially located within the municipality. The island of Borgøy lies in the middle of the Skjoldafjorden in Tysvær.

The lake Aksdalsvatnet is the largest lake in the municipality. Another notable lake is Stakkastadvatnet, which lies on the Haugesund-Tysvær municipal border.

Tysvær has a number of scenic walks including Heggelifjellet and Kvinnesland.

Economy

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View of Kårstø

The Kårstø industrial site is located along the shores of the Boknafjorden in southwestern Tysvær. The site has many natural gas-related facilities including the Kårstø Power Station.

Government

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Tysvær Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[11] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Tysvær is made up of 29 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Tysvær kommunestyre 2023–2027 [12]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 6
  Industry and Business Party (Industri‑ og Næringspartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Norway Democrats (Noregsdemokratane) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:29
Tysvær kommunestyre 2019–2023 [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:29
Tysvær kommunestyre 2015–2019 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:29
Tysvær kommunestyre 2011–2015 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:29
Tysvær kommunestyre 2007–2011 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:29
Tysvær kommunestyre 2003–2007 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:29
Tysvær kommunestyre 1999–2003 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
 Cross-party list (Tverrpolitisk liste)1
Total number of members:35
Tysvær kommunestyre 1995–1999 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 7
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:35
Tysvær kommunestyre 1991–1995 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
 Nedstrand local list (Nedstrand bygdeliste)1
Total number of members:35
Tysvær kommunestyre 1987–1991 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
 Nedstrand local list (Nedstrand bygdeliste)1
Total number of members:35
Tysvær kommunestyre 1983–1987 [19]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
 Nedstrand local list (Nedstrand bygdeliste)1
Total number of members:35
Tysvær kommunestyre 1979–1983 [20]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
 Nedstrand local list (Nedstrand bygdeliste)2
Total number of members:33
Tysvær kommunestyre 1975–1979 [21]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:33
Tysvær kommunestyre 1971–1975 [22]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 8
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 7
Total number of members:33
Tysvær kommunestyre 1967–1971 [23]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 7
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 8
Total number of members:33
Tysvær kommunestyre 1963–1967 [24]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:17
Tysvær heradsstyre 1959–1963 [25]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:17
Tysvær heradsstyre 1955–1959 [26]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 7
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 1
Total number of members:17
Tysvær heradsstyre 1951–1955 [27]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:16
Tysvær heradsstyre 1947–1951 [28]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 10
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:16
Tysvær heradsstyre 1945–1947 [29]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Tysvær heradsstyre 1937–1941* [30]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 11
Total number of members:16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

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The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Tysvær (incomplete list):

  • 1967–1975: John S. Tveit (KrF)
  • 1999–2007: Reidar Pedersen (Ap)
  • 2007–2015: Harald Stakkestad (H)
  • 2015–2023: Sigmund Lier (Ap)
  • 2023-present: Monika Lindanger (H)[31]

Notable people

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