Editing Sauherad

{{short description|Former municipality in Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Sauherad
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Saude herred
|former_name1           = Søfde herred
|image_skyline          = Nesodden, Sauherad, Telemark, Norge - panoramio.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Nesodden in Sauherad
|idnumber               = 0822
|county                 = Telemark
|district               = [[Midt-Telemark]]
|capital                = [[Akkerhaugen]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Midt-Telemark Municipality]]
|demonym                = Sauhering
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Sauherad_komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|mayor                  = Mette Haugholt
|mayor_party            = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015-2019
|area_rank              = 265
|area_total_km2         = 320.54
|area_land_km2          = 289.61
|area_water_km2         = 30.93
|area_water_percent     = 9.6
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_rank        = 224
|population_total       = 4293
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_increase    = 0.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|26|0|N|9|15|55|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6588351 | utm_easting = 0515055 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Sauherad''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Telemark]] county, [[Norway]]. It was part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Midt-Telemark]]. The {{convert|321|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of [[Midt-Telemark Municipality]] and [[Notodden Municipality]]. The [[administrative centre]] was the village of [[Akkerhaugen]]. Other villages in the municipality included [[Gvarv]], [[Holtsås]], [[Hjukse]], [[Hjuksebø]], [[Nordagutu]], and [[Sauherad (village)|Sauherad]]. 
Sauherad bordered the municipalities of [[Kongsberg]], [[Skien]], [[Nome, Norway|Nome]], [[Bø, Telemark|Bø]], and [[Notodden]].

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|321|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 265th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Sauherad was the 224th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,293. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|13|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Søfde'' (later spelled Saude, then Sauherad) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1903, an unpopulated area of Saude was transferred to the neighboring [[Gjerpen|Gjerpen Municipality]]. On 1 July 1914 a small area of Sauherad (population: 27) was transferred to the neighboring [[Bø, Telemark|Bø Municipality]].<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, Sauherad Municipality (population: 4,293) was merged with the neighboring [[Bø, Telemark|Bø Municipality]] (population: 6,630) to form the new [[Midt-Telemark Municipality]].<ref name="snl1">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Midt-Telemark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Midt-Telemark |date=2023-08-15 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no |accessdate=2023-08-30}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Sauherad (village)|Sauar]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Sauðar}}) since the first [[Sauherad Church]] was built there. The name comes from the [[plural]] form of {{lang|non|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 {{wikt-lang|non|herað}} which means "district" or "countryside". Thus it is "the district (''herað'') of Sauðar".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006120600018 |title=Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt |date=1914 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=7 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=214-215 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Søfde''. In 1862, the spelling was changed to ''Saude''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Sauherad''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}</ref>

===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 (heraldry)|Azure]], an apple tree [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått et gull epletre}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is an [[apple tree]] with leaves and apples. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sauherad |access-date=2023-08-31 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sauherad, Telemark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-22.html |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-12-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1989-10-20-1073 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> 

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Sauherad. It was part of the [[Øvre Telemark prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sauherad'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Sauherad og Nes||[[Nes Church (Telemark)|Nes Church]]||Nesodden<br />(just outside [[Gvarv]])||1180
|-
|[[Sauherad Church]]||[[Sauherad (village)|Sauherad]]||1150
|}

[[File:Sauherad kirke.jpg|thumb|left|150px|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sauherad kirke |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Telemark/Sauherad/Sauherad-kirkested |access-date=2016-10-01 |publisher=kulturminnesok}}</ref>

==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 {{convert|65|m}}. In 2019, [[Nordagutu Station]] was the only operating station left in Sauherad.
===Roads===
The [[Norwegian national road]]s 36 and 360 both went through Sauherad. [[Norwegian county road]]s 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, this municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]], [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-08-03 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Telemark District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Sauherad 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 [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 2016
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/telemark/sauherad#seats |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/telemark/sauherad#seats |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253748531 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253743351 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 
|Grønne                    = 
|NKP                       = 
|otherparty                = 
|otherparty_no             = 
|otherparty_number         = 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253737939 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253726325 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253720378 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253710836 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253701144 |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|start                     = 1964
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1960
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|AFS                       = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1956
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1952
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|AFS                       = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1948
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|NKP                       = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|NKP                       = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sauherad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1938
|end                       = 1940* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 6
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=September 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Sauherad (incomplete list):
*1999-2015: Hans Sundsvalen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2015-2019: Mette Haugholt ([[Labour Party (Norway)|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 Church (Telemark)|Nes stone church]] (12th century)
* [[Sauherad Church|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&ndash;1902), a Norwegian [[Hardanger fiddle]]r and composer
* [[Sverre Granlund]] DCM (1918–1943), a Norwegian commando during WWII
* [[Arne Haukvik]] (1926&ndash;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==
The following cities are [[town twinning|twinned]] with Sauherad:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapskommuner |url=http://www.sauherad.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=663&AId=233&back=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721054851/http://www.sauherad.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?MId1=663&AId=233&back=1 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |access-date=2009-01-17 |publisher=Sauherad kommune |language=no}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Karlsborg Municipality|Karlsborg]]''', [[Västra Götaland County]], [[Sweden]]

==See also==
*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Telemark}}

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