Hellandsbygd

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Hellandsbygda
Hellandsbygda (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°41′28″N06°30′39″E / 59.69111°N 6.51083°E / 59.69111; 6.51083 Coordinates: 59°41′28″N06°30′39″E / 59.69111°N 6.51083°E / 59.69111; 6.51083
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Ryfylke
Municipality Sauda
Elevation [1] 271 m (889 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code4200 Hellandsbygd

Hellandsbygda or Hellandsbygd is a village in Sauda municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in a river valley about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the town of Sauda. The village is surrounded by forested mountains with the County Road 520 running through the village on its way from Sauda over the mountains to the Røldal area in neighboring Hordaland county. The mountain Kyrkjenuten lies to the north of Hellandsbygda and the mountain Skaulen lies to the southeast of the village. [2]

Sauda Municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Sauda(listen ) is a municipality and industrial town in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sauda, where most of the population lives. Other villages in the municipality include Saudasjøen and Amdal. Despite being in the northern part of the region of Ryfylke, Sauda participates in the Haugalandet Council and is under the jurisdiction of the Haugaland District Court.

Rogaland County (fylke) of Norway

Rogaland[²ruːɡɑlɑn](listen) is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder, and Vest-Agder counties. Rogaland is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry. In 2016, Rogaland had an unemployment rate of 4.9%, one of the highest in Norway. In 2015, Rogaland had a fertility rate of 1.78 children per woman, which is the highest in the country.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

Historically, Hellandsbygda was an important mining/industrial location. The nearby Allmannajuvet mine is now a museum of the areas mining history. Hellandsbygd has also been an important hydro-power producer. The Sauda I power plant was in use here from 1919–2008 and the Sauda IV power plant has been in use since 1968.

Allmannajuvet

Allmannajuvet is a ravine or canyon located along the river Storelva in the municipality of Sauda in Rogaland county, Norway. The ravine is located in a rural, forested area along the Norwegian County Road 520 between the town of Sauda and the village of Hellandsbygda.

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Saudasjøen Chapel Church in Rogaland, Norway

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References

  1. "Hellandsbygda, Sauda (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Hellandsdalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-05-06.