| Sauherad kommune | |||
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| Sauherad within Telemark | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Midt-Telemark | ||
| Administrative centre | Akkerhaugen | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2003) | Hans Sundsvalen (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 321 km2 (123.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 290 km2 (112 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 264 in Norway | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 4,351 | ||
| • Rank | 219 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -0.4 % | ||
| Demonym | Sauhering[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0822 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www.sauherad.kommune.no | ||
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Sauherad is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. 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.
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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".[2]
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.
The following cities are twinned with Sauherad:[3]
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