Hellandsbygda or Hellandsbygd is a village in

Sauda Sauda ''()'' is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sauda, where most of the population lives. Other villages in the municipality include Saudasjøen and Amdal. Despite being ...

municipality in

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...

county,

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. The village is located in a river valley about northeast of the town of

. The village is surrounded by forested mountains with the County Road 520 running through the village on its way from Sauda over the mountains to the

Røldal Røldal is a village in the municipality of Ullensvang in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies in the Røldal valley along the Storelva river on the north end of the lake Røldalsvatnet. Røldal is located about southeast of the town of ...

area in neighboring

Vestland Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...

county. The mountain Kyrkjenuten lies to the north of Hellandsbygda and the mountain Skaulen lies to the southeast of the village. Historically, Hellandsbygda was an important mining/industrial location. The nearby

Allmannajuvet Allmannajuvet is a ravine or canyon located along the river ''Storelva'' in the municipality of Sauda in Rogaland county, Norway. The ravine is located in a rural, forested area along the Norwegian County Road 520 between the town of Sauda and ...

mine is now a museum of the areas mining history. Hellandsbygd has also been an important hydro-power producer. The ''Sauda I'' power plant was in use here from 1919–2008 and the ''Sauda IV'' power plant has been in use since 1968.

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Villages in Rogaland Sauda {{Rogaland-geo-stub