Hellandsbygda or Hellandsbygd is a village in Sauda 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, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...

county,

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

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county. The mountain

Kyrkjenuten Kyrkjenuten is a mountain in the municipality of Sauda in Rogaland county, Norway. The tall mountain is the highest mountain in Sauda and also the 7th highest mountain in the county. It is located in northeastern Sauda, about north of the vil ...

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