Hauge or Hauge i Dalane (pronounced ''Haua'' in the local dialect) is the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

Sokndal Sokndal is the southernmost List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the vil ...

municipality in

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county,

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. It is located along the river Sokno, between the coastal villages of

Rekefjord Rekefjord is a harbour village in the municipality of Sokndal in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located around the Rekefjorden, about west of the municipal centre of Hauge i Dalane. The village of Sogndalsstranda lies about southea ...

and

Sogndalsstranda Sogndalsstranda or Sogndalstrand is a harbor village in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Sokno, about south of the municipal centre of Hauge and also about southeast of the vill ...

Sokndal Church Sokndal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sokndal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hauge. It is the main church for the Sokndal parish which is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in ...

is located in the village. The village has a population (2019) of 2165 and a

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of . The origin of the name ''Hauge'' is from the

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word ''Haugr'' meaning "mound". It is often referred to as ''Hauge i Dalane'' since there are many villages named ''Hauge'' in

, and this one is located in the

Dalane Dalane is a traditional district in the southwestern part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Lund, Sokndal, Eigersund, and Bjerkreim. Dalane is one of the 15 districts in Western Norway. It sits to the southeast of the very flat ...

district, so this means ''Hauge in Dalane''.

Trivia

In an unceremonious

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-vote competition dubbed "the dialectical games" ("dialektiske leker"), hosted by

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-Rogaland between 20 June and 11 August in 2006, the

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spoken in Hauge won a narrow victory over the

Suldal Suldal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the northeast corner of Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ryfylke. Since 1965, the administrative centre of ...

-dialect as "the most beautiful dialect in

", receiving 2,816 of the total 5,577 votes in the final round.

References

Villages in Rogaland Sokndal {{Rogaland-geo-stub