Place:Sauherad Municipality

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Sauherad is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 320.54-square-kilometre (123.76 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now divided between Midt-Telemark Municipality and Notodden Municipality in the traditional district of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre was the village of Akkerhaugen. Other villages in the municipality included Gvarv, Holtsås, Hjukse, Hjuksebø, Nordagutu, and Sauherad.[1]


General information

Administrative history

The formannskapsdistrikt law of 1837 created a system of local government in Norway by establishing each town (ladested or kjøpstad) and each Church of Norway prestegjeld as a civil municipality. On 1 January 1838, Søfde prestegjeld was established as Søfde Municipality (later spelled Saude, then Sauherad).[2] On 1 January 1903, an unpopulated area of Saude Municipality was transferred to the neighboring Gjerpen Municipality. On 1 July 1914 a small area of Sauherad Municipality (population: 27) was transferred to the neighboring Bø Municipality.[3]

On 1 January 2020, Sauherad Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form the new Midt-Telemark Municipality:[4]

Name

The municipality is named after the old Sauherad prestegjeld. The prestegjeld was named after the old Sauar farm (Old Norse: Sauðar) since the first Sauherad Church was built there. The name comes from the plural form of sauðr which means "to boil" or "to seeth", likely referring to the current in the local river. The last element, herad (added in the 20th century) comes from the word Lua error in Module:Language at line 197: Name for the language code "non" could not be retrieved with mw.language.fetchLanguageName, so it should be added to Module:Language/data. which means "district" or "countryside". Thus it is "the district (herað) of Sauðar".[5]

Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Søfde. In 1862, the spelling was changed to Saude. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Sauherad.[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 27 April 1989 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality became part of the new Midt-Telemark Municipality. The official blazon is "Azure, an apple tree Or" (Norwegian: I blått et gull epletre). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is an apple tree with leaves and apples. The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The design was chosen since apple cultivation is a major industry in the municipality. The arms were designed by Halvor Holtskog. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[7][8][9]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Sauherad Municipality. It was part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

Churches in Sauherad Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Sauherad og Nes Nes Church Nesodden
(just outside Gvarv)		 c. 1180
Sauherad Church Sauherad c. 1150
Sauherad Church

Sauherad Church 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.[10]

Geography

The highest point in the municipality was the 814.5-metre (2,672 ft) tall mountain Vardefjell.[11] Notodden Municipality was located to the north, Kongsberg Municipality (in Buskerud county) was located to the northeast, Skien Municipality was located to the southeast, Nome Municipality was located to the southwest, and Bø Municipality was located to the west.

Transportation

Railway

Both the Sørland Line and the Bratsberg Line ran 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). In 2019, Nordagutu Station was the only operating station left in Sauherad.

Roads

The Norwegian national roads 36 and 360 both went through Sauherad. Norwegian county roads 44, 151, 551, 553, and 555 also travelled through Sauherad. In 2008, all roads and streets got names, as one of the last municipalities in Norway to do this.

Government

While it existed, Sauherad Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[12] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Aust-Telemark District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Sauherad Municipality was made up of 29 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

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Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Sauherad Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[13]

  • 1838–1839: Torjus Hanssen Sauer[14]
  • 1839–1840: Magnus Andreas Gjør[14]
  • 1840–1841: Johannes Halvorsen Evje[15]
  • 1842–1843: Guttorm Torsteinsen Lindheim[16]
  • 1844–1846: Torjus Hanssen Sauer[17]
  • 1847–1852: Olav Nilssen Tveten[18]
  • 1853–1854: Thomas Thomassen Lunde[16]
  • 1854–1860: Edvard Sørensen[16]
  • 1861–1866: Halvor Bjørnsen Holte[19]
  • 1867–1867: Anders Halvorsen Fure[20]
  • 1868–1869: Anders Olsen Jønsi[21]
  • 1870–1872: Halvor Bjørnsen Holte[19][22]
  • 1873–1879: Olav Halvorsen Gaathaug[19][23]
  • 1880–1881: Rollef Mathiassen Sunde[19]
  • 1882–1883: Torbjørn Hanssen Gurstad[15]
  • 1884–1893: Halvor Jonsen Holtan[14]
  • 1894–1898: Johannes Halvorsen Jonsaas[14]
  • 1898–1901: Hans H. Gripenstad[24]
  • 1902–1906: Jon Sigurdsen Jonsaas (2 terms, død 1906)[14]
  • 1906–1907: Torjus Mathiassen Sølverud[16]
  • 1908–1911: Thorstein Gundheim[25]
  • 1912–1913: Halvor Andreassen Jønsi[19]
  • 1914–1916: Hans H. Gripenstad[26]
  • 1917–1925: Jon Johannessen Jonsaas[14]
  • 1925–1928: Hans Steinarsen Sauar (Bp)[14]
  • 1928–1934: Tollev Tollevsen Notevarp[16]
  • 1934–1937: Ole M. Gokstad (Ap)[27]
  • 1937–1941: Anund Kittelsen Kleivrud (Bp)[19][28]
  • 1941–1943: I.J. Storkås (NS)[29]
  • 1943–1945: Olav Kaljord (NS)[30]
  • 1945–1945: E. Jonsås (NS)[31]
  • 1945–1945: Anund Kittelsen Kleivrud (Bp)[19]
  • 1946–1947: Olav Stordalen (Ap)[32]
  • 1948–1955: Olav Halvorsen Sunde (KrF)[19]
  • 1955–1957: Kittel E. Bergan (Bp)[16]
  • 1957–1959: Petter Kolberg (Bp)[15]
  • 1959–1971: Asbjørn Hansen Wendelborg (Ap)[33]
  • 1971–1979: Hans O. Stenstad (Ap)[15]
  • 1979–1983: Olav Tinesmork (Sp)
  • 1983–1991: Olav Stavdal (Ap)
  • 1991–1999: Kristoffer Hesthag (Sp)
  • 1999–2015: Hans Sundsvalen (Ap)
  • 2015–2019: Mette Haugholt (Ap)

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)

Notable people

  • Enevold Steenblock Høyum (1775–1830), a military officer who was a representative 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), a politician and founder of the Bislett Games
  • Liv Holtskog (1934 in Gvarv - 2014), a Norwegian fruit farmer and poet
  • Johannes Akkerhaugen (born 1939), an archer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sister cities

Sauherad had sister city agreements with the following places:[34]

  • Sweden Karlsborg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

See also

  • List of former municipalities of Norway

References

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  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999) (in no). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf. 
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  5. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1914) (in no). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 214-215. https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006120600018. 
  6. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m" (in no). Norsk Lovtidend (Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri): 1057-1065. 1917. https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001. 
  7. ↑ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sauherad. 
  8. ↑ "Sauherad, Telemark (Norway)". https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-22.html. 
  9. ↑ "Godkjenning av våpen og flagg" (in no). Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet. 1989-12-07. https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1989-10-20-1073. 
  10. ↑ "Sauherad kirke". kulturminnesok. http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Telemark/Sauherad/Sauherad-kirkested. 
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  13. ↑ Fiva, Jon H; Sørensen, Rune J.; Vøllo, Reidar, eds (2024). "Local Candidate Dataset". https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Kirkeby, Birger (1980) (in no). Bygdebok for Sauherad : gards- og ættesoge. 3 : Gardsnr. 44-74. Skien: Sauherad kommune. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013091738009. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Kirkeby, Birger (1980) (in no). Bygdebok for Sauherad : gards- og ættesoge. 5 : Gardsnr. 88-101. Skien: Sauherad kommune. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013112738013. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Kirkeby, Birger (1980) (in no). Bygdebok for Sauherad : gards- og ættesoge. 4 : Gardsnr. 75-87. Skien: Sauherad kommune. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013091738010. 
  17. ↑ "Skien den 2den Juli" (in no). Bratsberg-Amts Correspondent: p. 1. 1844-07-02. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_bratsbergamtscorrespondent_null_null_18440702_1_53_1. Retrieved 2026-09-18. 
  18. ↑ Kirkeby, Birger (1980) (in no). Bygdebok for Sauherad : gards- og ættesoge. 1 : Gardsnr. 1-17. Skien: Sauherad kommune. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013112738015. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 Kirkeby, Birger (1980) (in no). Bygdebok for Sauherad : gards- og ættesoge. 2 : Gardsnr. 18-43. Skien: Sauherad kommune. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013091738011. 
  20. ↑ "Skien den 28de Juni" (in no). Correspondenten: p. 1. 1867-06-28. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_correspondentenskien_null_null_18670628_25_53_1. Retrieved 2026-09-13. 
  21. ↑ "Skien den 26de Juni" (in no). Correspondenten: p. 1. 1868-06-26. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_correspondentenskien_null_null_18680626_26_52_1. Retrieved 2026-09-13. 
  22. ↑ "Skien den 23de Juni" (in no). Correspondenten: p. 1. 1871-06-23. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_correspondentenskien_null_null_18710623_80_51_1. Retrieved 2026-09-13. 
  23. ↑ "Skien den 28de Juni" (in no). Varden: p. 1. 1875-06-25. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_varden_null_null_18750625_1_50_1. Retrieved 2026-09-08. 
  24. ↑ "Amtsformandskabet" (in no). Bratsberg Amtstidende: p. 2. 1891-06-19. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_bratsbergamtstidendeattenaattifire_null_null_18910619_8_68_1. Retrieved 2026-09-08. 
  25. ↑ "Saude" (in no). Bratsberg-Demokraten: p. 2. 1910-11-26. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_bratsbergdemokraten_null_null_19101126_3_277_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  26. ↑ "Saude herredsstyre" (in no). Varden: p. 4. 1916-07-10. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_varden_null_null_19160710_42_173_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  27. ↑ "Våre nye kommunale tillitsmenn i Telemark" (in no). Telemark Arbeiderblad: p. 6. 1935-01-08. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telemarkarbeiderblad_null_null_19350108_14_6_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  28. ↑ "Til ordfører i Sauherad valgtes igår Anund Kleverud (b.)" (in no). http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telen_null_null_19371230_10_150_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  29. ↑ "Nye ligningsmenn i Sauherad" (in no). Telen: p. 2. 1941-03-04. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telen_null_null_19410304_14_26_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  30. ↑ "Ordførerskiftet i Sauherad herredsting" (in no). Varden: p. 2. 1943-01-11. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_varden_null_null_19430111_69_8_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  31. ↑ "Ny ordfører i Sauherad" (in no). Telen: p. 2. 1945-04-13. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telen_null_null_19450413_18_85_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  32. ↑ "Sauherad nye herredstyre trådte sammen igår" (in no). Telen: p. 2. 1945-12-29. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telen_null_null_19451229_18_299_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  33. ↑ "Asbjørn Hansen (A) ble ny ordfører i Sauherad" (in no). Telen: p. 1. 1959-12-29. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_telen_null_null_19591229_32_301_1. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 
  34. ↑ "Vennskapskommuner" (in no). Sauherad kommune. http://www.sauherad.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=663&AId=233&back=1. 

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