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26-564: Kyrkjenuten is a mountain in the municipality of Sauda in Rogaland county, Norway . The 1,602-metre (5,256 ft) tall mountain is the highest mountain in Sauda and also the 7th highest mountain in the county. It is located in northeastern Sauda, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the village of Hellandsbygda and about the same distance southeast of the village of Fjæra in Etne municipality to

52-454: A glass production factory was established together with a couple of mechanic production factories. The population of Sauda reached its peak in the mid-1960s, approximately 6,700 inhabitants. In 1998, the urban area of Sauda was declared to be a city (mostly a symbolic name, with no new municipal authority). Sauda is located in the valleys and mountains surrounding the Saudafjorden . Outside of

78-399: A membership of all clergy who are licensed to a parish within the deanery, plus elected lay members from every parish. They were established in the 1970s. The term is also often used to refer to the house, or official residence, of the dean of a cathedral. The term is also used to apply to the ecclesiastical districts of Jersey and Guernsey , which are Royal Peculiars and whose deans hold

104-485: Is 9 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period. The city of Sauda is the fifth largest city in Rogaland county with 4,254 inhabitants (2016), and the city center is home to Northern Europe's largest smelting plant, Eramet Norway AS . The municipality is situated in the mountain valleys surrounding the Saudafjorden . The municipality of Sauda

130-485: Is a large amount of precipitation. The weather station in Sauda has been operating since March 1928. The all-time high temperature 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) was recorded July 2019, and the record low −17.2 °C (1.0 °F) was set in January 2010 (extremes available back to 2003).The average date for the first overnight freeze (below 0 °C (32 °F)) in autumn is October 15 (1981-2010 average). Sauda Municipality

156-857: Is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church , the Eastern Orthodox Church , the Anglican Communion , the Evangelical Church in Germany , and the Church of Norway . A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a dean . In the Catholic Church , Can.374 §2 of the Code of Canon Law grants to bishops the possibility to join together several neighbouring parishes into special groups, such as vicariates forane , or deaneries. Each deanery

182-409: Is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The jagged lines symbolically represent a river as a means for hydroelectricity (they can also be seen as "electrical sparks"). Historically, power was generated by watermills , providing a possibility for the development of an industry in the village. Presently, the power is used for melting metal ore in smelters in

208-413: Is headed by a vicar forane , also called a dean or archpriest , who is—according to the definition provided in canon 553 —a priest appointed by the bishop after consultation with the priests exercising ministry in the deanery. Canon 555 defines the duties of a dean as: Additionally, the dean must follow the particular norms of the diocese . Canon 555 also particularly mentions that a dean must visit

234-672: Is industry, with large companies represented like Eramet , Saint-Gobain , Statkraft , Sauda Building Center , Statnett , Elkem , and Effektivt Renhold Sauda has sister city agreements with the following places: Deanery Jus novum ( c.  1140 -1563) Jus novissimum ( c.  1563 -1918) Jus codicis (1918-present) Other Sacraments Sacramentals Sacred places Sacred times Supra-diocesan/eparchal structures Particular churches Juridic persons Philosophy, theology, and fundamental theory of Catholic canon law Clerics Office Juridic and physical persons Associations of

260-405: Is now part of the village of Saudasjøen . The name seems to come from the word sauðr which means " sheep ", however, the same word is also the singular past indicative of the verb sjóða which means "to seethe" or "to boil", possibly referring to a spring of water. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Søvde or Saude . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed

286-410: Is 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality

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312-500: Is spring and early summer, which demonstrates an oceanic precipitation pattern. December precipitation is almost three times larger than in May. Situated at the innermost part of the long and narrow fjord of Sauda, the oceanic influences are less than in Stavanger, but still enough to moderate winters. Atlantic lows coming from the west goes up against the mountains surrounding Sauda and the result

338-532: Is under the jurisdiction of the Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Sauda is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Sauda (incomplete list): The main activity

364-553: The hundreds . The title "dean" (Latin decanus ) may derive from the custom of dividing a hundred into ten tithings . In medieval times rural deans acted as officers of the diocesan bishop , but archdeacons gradually took over most of their duties. However, the office was revived during the 19th century. Modifications to deanery boundaries may be made according to the provisions of the Archdeaconries and Rural Deaneries Act 1874 ( 37 & 38 Vict. c. 63). The deanery synod has

390-464: The Plague/ Black Death wiped out about two-thirds of the population in Sauda, causing a decline in both population and economy. Despite this, the population was increasing during the medieval period, and a new type of industry started to grow. Along the fjord, the power from several waterfalls was used to build and run sawmills, and large-scale lumber production was started. People from all over

416-604: The faithful Pars dynamica (trial procedure) Canonization Election of the Roman Pontiff Academic degrees Journals and Professional Societies Faculties of canon law Canonists Institute of consecrated life Society of apostolic life Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches de jure : Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches: Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church: Semi-Autonomous: A deanery (or decanate )

442-399: The main valley, most of the municipality is very mountainous terrain, with mountains like Skaulen (1,560 metres or 5,120 feet) and Kyrkjenuten (1,620 metres or 5,310 feet). The city of Sauda is located about two hours by boat from the city of Stavanger , about four hours by car from the city of Bergen , and about six hours by car from the national capital, Oslo . The mountains surrounding

468-560: The municipality. The arms were designed by Johan Matland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within the municipality of Sauda. It is part of the Ryfylke prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Stavanger . Archaeological excavation in Saudasjøen shows that people have been living in Sauda since the latest Ice Age . In 1349,

494-487: The north of the mountain, just over the county border with Vestland . This Rogaland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sauda The 547-square-kilometre (211 sq mi) municipality is the 197th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sauda is the 190th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,543. The municipality's population density

520-468: The parishes of the district in accord with the regulations made by the diocesan bishop. In the Church of England and many other Anglican churches a deanery is a group of parishes forming a district within an archdeaconry . The more formal term, rural deanery , is less often used, though the superintendent of a deanery is the Rural Dean . Rural deaneries are very ancient and originally corresponded with

546-429: The spelling of the name of the municipality to Sauda . The coat of arms was granted on 14 May 1976. The official blazon is " Azure , three pallets dancetty argent " ( Norwegian : I blått en vertical sølv trillingstreng med bredtannet snitt ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a set of three, vertical, jagged lines. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it

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572-451: The surrounding region. In 1910, the American company Electric Furnace Company (EFP) began the construction of Europe 's largest smelting plant in Sauda. This could only be done because of the large number of waterfalls and rivers that made it possible to build power plants situated a short distance from the smelter, which uses large amounts of electricity. Sauda's time as a farming village

598-404: The village of Saudasjøen contain one of the biggest ski resorts on the west coast of Norway. The city of Sauda is located on flat land, a delta created by the rivers that empty into the fjord just outside the town centre. Sauda has something in between a humid continental climate (Dfb) and a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb). The wettest part of the year is late autumn and winter and the driest

624-485: The world, especially from the Netherlands , started to trade with the people of Sauda. This resulted in major ship traffic, giving impetus to further development of the villages and farms in Sauda. By the end of the 19th century, a new type of adventure would change the lives of the inhabitants forever. The mining industry started in the mountains of Hellandsbygd , making Sauda a small industrial area and trading center for

650-416: Was established in 1842 when it was separated from the large municipality of Suldal . Initially, Sauda had a population of 1,584. The municipal boundaries have never changed. The municipality declared the urban area of Sauda as a city in 1999. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Sauda farm ( Old Norse : Sauðar ) since the first Sauda Church was built there. The farm

676-510: Was now over, and the people of today still live on the foundation of the new city that emerged. By the end of World War II , the Germans had finished building a large Aluminum Melting Plant in Saudasjøen, but the production was moved to Årdal in 1946. The remaining buildings were demolished by the municipality in the 1950s, leaving the industrial area in Saudasjøen empty for decades. In the 1980s,

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