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Encyclopedia > Sauherad
Sauherad kommune
Locator map showing Sauherad within Telemark
County Telemark
District Midt-Telemark
Municipality NO-0822
Administrative centre Akkerhaugen
Mayor (2003) Hans Sundsvalen (Ap)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 264
321 km²
290 km²
0.10 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 219
4,351
0.10 %
-0.4 %
15/km²
Coordinates 59°26′N 9°15′E / 59.433, 9.25Coordinates: 59°26′N 9°15′E / 59.433, 9.25
www.sauherad.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ... Norway may be divided into a number of traditional districts. ... The Midt-Telemark Region of Norway The Midt-Telemark Region is situated in the heart of the Norwegian county of Telemark. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... Akkerhaugen is the administrative centre of Sauherad municipality, Norway. ... The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, Arbeiderpartiet or DNA) is a left-wing political party in Norway. ... Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ... Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Sauherad is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway.


Sauherad (until 1918 named Saude) was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannsskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government district. ...


The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Sauar (Norse Sauðar), since the first church was built here. The name is the plural form of sauðr m 'spring, issue of water'. The meaning of the combination Sauherad (Norse Sauðaherað) is 'the district (herað) of Sauðar'. (See also the names Krødsherad and Kvinnherad.) Old Norse is the Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. ... County District Municipality NO-0622 Administrative centre Noresund Mayor (2003) Olav Skinnes (Tverrpolitisk bygdeliste) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 248 375 km² 340 km² 0. ... County District Sunnhordland Municipality NO-1224 Administrative centre Rosendal Mayor (2003) Bjarne Berge (Tverrpol. ...


Until 1918 the name was written "Saude".


Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows an apple tree. For other uses, see Apple (disambiguation). ...


Places

  • Nes Church (stone, 12th century).
  • Sauherad Church (stone, 12th century).
  • Akkerhaugen
  • Gvarv
  • Hjuksebø
  • Hørte
  • Nordagutu
  • Blæksås (fortress, 3-5th century).
  • Bratningsborg (fortress, 3-5th century).
  • Steinborg (fortress, 3-5th century).
  • Evju Bygdetun


Akkerhaugen is the administrative centre of Sauherad municipality, Norway. ... Gvarv is a larger village in Sauherad, Telemark, Norway. ... Hjuksebø is a village in Sauherad municipality, Norway. ... Nordagutu is a village in the municipality of Sauherad, Norway. ...

Municipalities of Telemark Telemark coat of arms

Bamble |  | Drangedal | Fyresdal | Hjartdal | Kragerø | Kviteseid | Nissedal | Nome | Notodden | Porsgrunn | Sauherad | Seljord | Siljan | Skien | Tinn | Tokke | Vinje Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Bamble is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. ... County Telemark Landscape Municipality NO-0821 Administrative centre Bø i Telemark Mayor (2003) Arne Storhaug (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 292 263 km² 258 km² 0. ... County Telemark District Vestmar Municipality NO-0817 Administrative centre Drangedal Mayor (2003) Nils Tore Føreland (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 96 1,063 km² 996 km² 0. ... County Telemark District Municipality NO-0831 Administrative centre Fyresdal Mayor ({{{governor_as_of}}}) Saamund Gjersund (Bygdelista) governor_as_of=2003 Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 71 1,281 km² 1,108 km² 0. ... The municipality Hjartdal in the county of Telemark, Norway, has 1,635 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... County Telemark District Vestmar Municipality NO-0815 Administrative centre Kragerø Mayor (2003) Erling Laland (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 272 306 km² 289 km² 0. ... County Telemark Landscape Municipality NO-0829 Administrative centre Kviteseid Mayor (2003) Torstein Tveito (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 157 708 km² 624 km² 0. ... County Telemark Landscape Municipality NO-0830 Administrative centre Treungen Mayor (2003) Øyvind Tveit (KrF) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 123 905 km² 788 km² 0. ... County Telemark District Midt-Telemark Municipality NO-0819 Administrative centre Ulefoss Mayor (2003) Jan Thorsen (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 229 430 km² 386 km² 0. ... County District Øst-Telemark Municipality NO-0807 Administrative centre Notodden Mayor (2003) Bjarne Bakken (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 120 914 km² 852 km² 0. ... County Telemark District Grenland Municipality NO-0805 Administrative centre Porsgrunn Mayor (2003) Øystein Beyer (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 352 165 km² 161 km² 0. ... County Telemark Landscape Vest-Telemark Municipality NO-0828 Administrative centre Seljord Mayor (2003) John Kleivstaul (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 155 715 km² 670 km² 0. ... The municipality Siljan in the county of Telemark, Norway, has 2,349 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... County Telemark District Grenland Municipality NO-0806 Administrative centre Skien Mayor (2005) Rolf Erling Andersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 140 779 km² 719 km² 0. ... County Telemark District Øst-Telemark Municipality NO-0826 Administrative centre Rjukan Mayor (2005) Erik Haatvedt (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 28 2,045 km² 1,854 km² 0. ... County Telemark Landscape Vest-Telemark Municipality NO-0833 Administrative centre Dalen Mayor (2003) Birger NygÃ¥rd (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 107 984 km² 905 km² 0. ... County Telemark Landscape Vest-Telemark Municipality NO-0834 Administrative centre Vinje Mayor (2003) Arne Vinje (SV) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 12 3,106 km² 2,732 km² 0. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Ancestors of Clyde Isaac Fechser - pafg16 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (470 words)
Kjostell Sondresen was born in 1629 in Sauherad, Telemark, Norway.
Anund Kittelsen was born in 1640 in Holten, Sauherad, Telemark, Norway.
Liif Knudsdatter was born in 1644 in Sauherad, Telemark, Norway.
Ancestors of Clyde Isaac Fechser - pafg10 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (581 words)
Niels Kittilsen farmer of Holten was born in 1683 in Sauherad, Telemark, Norway.
Gunhild Rejarsdatter of Arnes was born in 1685 in Sauherad, Telemark, Norway.
Hellich Halvarsen was born in 1694 in Kise, Sauherad, Telemark, Norway.
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