Tyristrand is a village in Ringerike municipality in

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county, Norway.

Background

Tyristrand parish was designated a municipality following a split from

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on 1 July 1916. The municipality of Hole made been established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1964 Tyristrand was merged with the municipalities

, Hønefoss, Norderhov and Ådal to form the new municipality of Ringerike. Before the merger, Tyristrand had a population of 1,714. The village of Tyristrand is located on the western shore of Tyrifjorden, between Hønefoss and Vikersund.

Randsfjord Line

The Norwegian legislature decided in 1863 to build the Randsfjord Line railway system. The first stretch of the line opened in 1866 between Vikersund and

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...

. During 1867, Skjærdalen and Tyristrand were connected to the line and in 1868 Hønefoss Station opened and the line could stretch all the way to Randsfjorden.

Tyristrand Church

Using the drawings of the notable architect Christian Heinrich Grosch, the Tyristrand Church (''Tyristrand kirke'') was built during the years 1856–1857. Grosch was born in

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, but he lived most of his adult life in Kristiania (now Oslo). He designed several well-known buildings that are still standing, and this church is one of these. The building site for the church including space for a graveyard surrounding it and a grassy meadow were given by Consul Bache of

, who owned Skjaerdalen's ground at the time.

Etymology

Tyristrand derived its name from its location on the western shore of Tyrifjorden, Norway's fifth largest lake. Tyristrand is a compound word derived from two

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

terms. The first part of the name is derived from the word ''tyri'' meaning pine (wood) that is old or dead. The second part of the name is derived from the word ''strand'' meaning beach or shore.

Einar Haugen Einar Ingvald Haugen (; April 19, 1906 – June 20, 1994) was an American linguist and writer known for his influential work in American sociolinguistics and Norwegian-American studies, including Old Norse studies. Haugen was a professor at ...

(1974) ''Norwegian-English Dictionary: A Pronouncing and Translating Dictionary of Modern Norwegian'' (University of Wisconsin Press)

References

Villages in Buskerud Former municipalities of Norway Ringerike (traditional district) {{buskerud-geo-stub