Kårstø is an industrial facility located in Tysvær, Norway.
Kvindesland is a Norwegian family name, derived from "Kvinnesland", an area of Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway.
Lars Hertervig was born in 1830 at Borgøy, in the municipality Tysvær in Norway, from which the family name derives, on the west coast of Norway, north of Stavanger.
In 1885, the Minnesota and North Western Railroad (later the Chicago Great Western Railway) was constructed, extending from Lyle, Minnesota to St. Paul, and Osmundson platted the town on the line, naming it after his hometown of Nedstrand in Tysvær, Norway.
Tysvær has a number of scenic walks including Heggelifjellet and Kvinnesland, the source of the name Kvindesland.
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Elleflot, or Elleflåt is a small farm on Lake Vats in Tysvær, Rogaland Norway.