Sauland | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Sauland Location of the village  Sauland Sauland (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°37′08″N 8°55′54″E / 59.61902°N 8.93172°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Aust-Telemark |
| Municipality | Hjartdal Municipality |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | c. 800 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 3692 Sauland |
Sauland is the administrative centre of Hjartdal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the confluence of the Hjartdøla and Skogsåa rivers, which together form the river Heddøla. The European route E134 highway runs through the village. The village of Hjartdalsbygda lies about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the west, the village of Tuddal lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north, the village of Gransherad lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northeast, the village of Heddal lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the east, and the town of Notodden lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the east.[3]
The population was above 800 people in 2016, which equates over half of all households in the whole municipality. The village is placed in the south/east corner of the municipality and is one of the three Church of Norway parishes in Hjartdal. The village has grocery store, gas station, crafts, auction and second-hand shop, bakery, doctor, day care, retirement, banking, guesthouses, municipal offices, social security offices, car and truck repair shop, wood and farm shop and a shooting range.
- ^ "Sauland, Hjartdal". yr.no. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Sauland Bygdelag, History" (in Norwegian). sauland.net. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (3 April 2022). "Sauland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 August 2023.