Sauherad

Sauherad Municipality

*Sauherad kommune*
Sauherad Municipality Sauherad kommune
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Telemark within Norway
	Sauherad within Telemark
	Coordinates: 59°26′0″N 9°15′55″E / 59.43333°N 9.26528°E
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Midt-Telemark
Administrative centre	Akkerhaugen
Government
• Mayor (2003)	Hans Sundsvalen (Ap)
Area
• Total	321 km2 (124 sq mi)
• Land	290 km2 (110 sq mi)
• Rank	#264 in Norway
Population (2004)
• Total	4,351
• Rank	#219 in Norway
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−0.4%
Demonym	Sauhering
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-0822
Website	Official website
	Data from Statistics Norway

Sauherad is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway.^[4] It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Akkerhaugen. The municipality borders Kongsberg, Skien, Nome, Bø, and Notodden.

The parish of Søfde (later spelled Saude, then Sauherad) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Luksefjell was transferred from Sauherad to Gjerpen in 1847.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Sauar farm (Old Norse: Sauðar), since the first church was built here. The name is the plural form of sauðr which means "spring" or "issue of water". The meaning of the combination Sauherad (Old Norse: Sauðaherað) is "the district (herað) of Sauðar". Prior to 1918, the name was written "Saude" or (before 1862) "Søfde".^[5]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1989. The arms show a gold-colored apple tree on a blue background. It was designed by Halvor Holtskog.

Transportation

Railway - Both the Sørland Line and the Bratsberg Line run through Sauherad. The Bratsberg Line runs as part of the Sørland Line between Hjuksebø and Nordagutu. The Hjukse Bridge at Hjuksebø on the Bratsberg Line is Norway's tallest railway bridge at 65 metres (213 ft). Nordagutu Station is the only operating station left in Sauherad.
Roads - Riksvei 36 and 360 goes through Sauherad, and so does Fylkesvei 44, 151, 551, 553, and 555. In 2008, all roads and streets got names, as one of the last municipalities in Norway.

Notable residents

Enevold Steenblock Høyum (1775–1830) military officer, rep. at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly
Targjei Augundsson (1801 – 1872) known as Myllarguten (meaning the Millerboy), a fiddle player
Hans Aimar Mow Grønvold (1846–1926) a Norwegian civil servant and music writer
Lars Fykerud (1860–1902) a Norwegian Hardanger fiddler and composer
Sverre Granlund DCM (1918–1943) a Norwegian commando during WWII
Arne Haukvik (1926–2002), politician and founder of the Bislett Games
Liv Holtskog (1934 in Gvarv - 2014) Norwegian fruit farmer and poet
Johannes Akkerhaugen (born 1939) an archer, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sauherad church

Sauherad church (Sauherad kirke) dates from the medieval era. The church was built between 1150 and 1250. The edifice is of stone and has 260 seats. The church is built in Romanesque style. On the ridge, in the middle of the gable roof, sits a turret. The church bells are from 1441. The altarpiece from 1663 is of Renaissance style. In 1781 the building was extended westward. In 1830 the church received a new interior. The frescoes in the nave were uncovered and restore during the 1940s and 1950s.^[6]

Attractions

Events

Sauheraddagane (since 1993)
Kartfestivalen (Kart Festival, since 2005)
Norsk Eplefest (Norwegian apple festival, since 2006)

Buildings

Blæksås fortress (3-5th century)
Bratningsborg fortress (3-5th century)
Steinborg fortress (3-5th century)
Evju Bygdetun (Museum)
Nes stone church (12th century)
Sauherad stone church (12th century)

Villages

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Sauherad:^[7]

Karlsborg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

References

^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
^ https://snl.no/Sauherad_-_tidligere_kommune
^ Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (dokpro.uio.no) (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius bogtrikkeri. pp. 214–215. {{cite book}}: External link in |format= (help)
^ "Sauherad kirke". kulturminnesok. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
^ "Vennskapskommuner" (in Norwegian). Sauherad kommune. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

External links

Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Telemark travel guide from Wikivoyage

[1] "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.

[2] "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.

[3] Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.

[4] ttps://snl.no/Sauherad_-_tidligere_kommune

[5] Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (dokpro.uio.no) (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius bogtrikkeri. pp. 214–215. {{cite book}}: External link in |format= (help)

[6] "Sauherad kirke". kulturminnesok. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

[7] "Vennskapskommuner" (in Norwegian). Sauherad kommune. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-17.

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