Editing Tysnes (section)

==General information==
The historic [[Prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Tysnæs'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1907, the small portion of Tysnes located on the mainland (population: 67) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of [[Kvinnherad]]. The municipal borders have not changed since that time.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Tysnes'' farm ({{langx|non|Týsnes}}) since the first [[Tysnes Church]] was built there. The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the name of the [[Old Norse]] god [[Týr]]. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "[[headland]]".<ref name="OR" />

This is probably the only place in [[Norway]] named after the god Týr. Several place names around the farm also have sacred meanings: ''Ve'' (holy place), ''Helgastein'' (holy rock), ''Godøy'' (the god's island), and ''Vevatnet'' (the [[holy lake]]). The old name of the big island of Tysnesøy was ''Njarðarlǫg'' (the district of the god [[Njord]]). Recently, a sun phenomenon connected to the original Tysnes headland has been discovered, and this seems to be the starting-point of the sacral name complex.<ref name="OR">{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=169–171 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Tysnes komm.svg|thumb|left|100px|Old arms in use from 1971 until 2020.]]
[[File:Tysnes komm (2020).svg|thumb|left|100px|Coat of arms in use starting in 2020.]]
The first [[coat of arms]] for Tysnes was adopted on 28 October 1971 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when a new coat of arms replaced it. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], under a [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]] two crossed axes [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn to sølvfarga kryssede økser med sparre over}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is two crossed [[axe]]s under a [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]]. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms were derived from the seal of the medieval [[Onarheim]] [[guild]] (''Olavsgildet''). Onarheim is a village on the island of [[Tysnesøya]] which was historically a [[Viking Age]] center of power in the [[Sunnhordland]] region. The [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]] above the axes was added to the municipal arms to distinguish it from the medieval arms and the arms for the old [[Hordaland]] county. The arms were designed by Magnus Hardeland. The municipal flag had the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Tysnes |access-date=2023-05-24 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tysnes, Hordaland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-23.html |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tysnes kommune |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Tysnes%20fra%20SNL.JPG.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dtysnes |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

The old coat of arms was never formally adopted because it was too similar to the coat of arms for [[Hordaland]] county and the government refused to approve it. After [[Hordaland]] county became part of the new [[Vestland]] county, the Hordaland arms were no longer used. Additionally, a law was also changed, giving the municipal councils the ultimate authority to determine their own coats of arms, so Tysnes decided to review their arms. The council debated approving the old arms or choosing to adopt the arms of the old Hordaland county (with different colors). In 2020, the council adopted a new coat of arms based on the old Hordaland arms. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], under a royal crown two crossed axes [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn to sølvfarga kryssede økser med krone over.}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a two crossed [[axe]]s under a three pointed crown. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. This design was chosen because it more closely resembled the old Onarheim arms than the previous design. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tysnes kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Tysnes%20kommunev%C3%A5pen%20bl%C3%A5%20og%20kvit%20(002).tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dtysnes |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-04 |title=Godkjenning av kommunevåpenet til Tysnes kommune - høyring |url=https://www.tysnes.kommune.no/godkjenning-av-kommunevaapenet-til-tysnes-kommune-hoeyring.6291060-312078.html |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Tysnes kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Tysnes. It is part of the [[Sunnhordland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Tysnes'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Onarheim||[[Onarheim Church]]||[[Onarheim]]||1893
|-
|rowspan="2"|Reksteren og Uggdal||[[Reksteren Church]]||[[Reksteren]]||1937
|-
|[[Uggdal Church]]||[[Uggdal]]||1876
|-
|rowspan="1"|Tysnes||[[Tysnes Church]]||[[Våge, Tysnes|Våge]]||1868
|}