Editing Sauda (section)

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 14 May 1976. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three [[Pale (heraldry)|pallets]] [[dancetty]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått en vertical sølv trillingstreng med bredtannet snitt}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of three, vertical, jagged lines. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The jagged lines symbolically represent a [[river]] as a means for [[hydroelectricity]] (they can also be seen as "electrical sparks"). Historically, power was generated by [[watermill]]s, providing a possibility for the development of an [[Industrial sector|industry]] in the village. Presently, the power is used for melting metal [[ore]] in [[smelting|smelters]] in the municipality. The arms were designed by Johan Matland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sauda |access-date=2023-07-03 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sauda, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-35.html |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1976-05-14 |title=Forskrift om herredsvåpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1976-05-14-6 |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>