Saudasjøen Explained

Official Name:Saudasjøen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Rogaland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rogaland county
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Rogaland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ryfylke
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sauda
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4208 Saudasjøen
Elevation M:23
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.6381°N 6.3031°W

Saudasjøen is a village in Sauda municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the northern coast of the Saudafjorden about southwest of the town of Sauda. For statistical purposes it is considered a part of the urban area of the town of Sauda. The village is mostly a bedroom community for the nearby town of Sauda. There are some small industries in Saudasjøen as well as the Saudasjøen Chapel. County Road 520 runs through the village along the shore of the fjord.[2]

History

Historically, Saudasjøen arose as a seaside resort near the small farm of Sauda and it became industrialized in the 1800s. The municipality was incorporated in 1838 and the village of Saudasjøen became its administrative centre (a position it held until the early 1900s when it was moved to Sauda. The small village is an important industrial location, especially in the field of metallurgy. Merchants settled around the quay at the old seaside resort and there were also a number of hotels and cafes in the area including the Sauda Fjordhotel and the Sauda Skisenter. The municipal high school was located here until 1989.

During World War II there was built a large aluminum plant at Nesøyra but production was moved to Årdal in 1947. The glass production factory Si-Glass was also located at Nesøyra. Saudasjøen is the site of the cemetery with Russian graves from World War II.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saudasjøen, Sauda (Rogaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-05-06.
  2. Web site: Saudasjøen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2015-05-06.