Tysvær
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| County | Rogaland | |
| District | Haugaland | |
| Municipality | NO-1146 | |
| Administrative centre | Aksdal | |
| Mayor (2003) | Reidar Pedersen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 232 425 km² 399 km² 0.13 % |
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| Population - Total (2007) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 112 9,513 0.20 % 14.1 % 23/km² |
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| www.tysver.kommune.no |
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Tysvær is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway located at the northern side of Boknafjord, east of Karmøy.
The Norwegian emigration to USA was initiated by the local Cleng Peerson. Also, the painter Lars Hertervig was born in Tysvær.
Tysvær has a population of 9,349 (2006) and an area of 419 km².
Local administration is located at Aksdal. Tysvær has a number of scenic walks including Heggelifjellet and Kvinnesland, the source of the name Kvindesland.
Aksdalsvatnet is a lake in this municipality.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Tysvær (Norse Teitsfjörðr), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the old male name Teitr, the last element is fjörðr m 'fjord'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). It shows a heron.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Forsand.)
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Bjerkreim | Bokn | Eigersund | Finnøy | Forsand | Gjesdal | Haugesund | Hjelmeland | Hå | Karmøy | Klepp | Kvitsøy | Lund | Randaberg | Rennesøy | Sandnes | Sauda | Sokndal | Sola | Stavanger | Strand | Suldal | Time | Tysvær | Utsira | Vindafjord |
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