Hellandsbygd
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Hellandsbygd is a small hamlet in Sauda
Sauda
is a municipality and industrial town in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Sauda was separated from Suldal in 1842...

 municipality, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is located about 1 mile in the mountains North of the city of Sauda
Sauda
is a municipality and industrial town in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Sauda was separated from Suldal in 1842...

, too far away to be considered a part of the Sauda urban area.

Historically it was an important mining industrial location. Hellandsbygd has also been an important hydro power producer, once delivered power from two power plants; Sauda I (1919-2008) and currently Sauda IV (built 1968).
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