| Rollag kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Buskerud | ||
| District | Numedal | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0632 | ||
| Administrative centre | Rollag | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Steinar Berthelsen (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Numedal is a Traditional district in south-eastern Norway. Numedal running mainly north-to-south extends from Kongsberg in the south to Rødberg ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 225 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 449 km² (173. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 430 km² (166 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,495 | ||
| - Density | 3/km² (7. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 1. 4 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 369 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.rollag.kommune.no | |||
Rollag is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and
Rollag was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. Nore og Uvdal was separated from Rollag in 1858. Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway
The municipality lies in the heart of the Numedal traditional district and valley, the westernmost valley in south-eastern Norway. Numedal is a Traditional district in south-eastern Norway. Numedal running mainly north-to-south extends from Kongsberg in the south to Rødberg Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The river Numedalslågen flows through Rollag and into the Ytre Oslofjord at Larvik. Numedalslågen is a river located in southeastern Norway. It stretches for over 250 kilometres through the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud, beginning Ytre Oslofjord (from Norwegian literally "Outer Oslo Fjord " is that part of the Norwegian Oslofjord which is south of Drøbaksund Larvik is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway.
The Rollag civic center is the village of Rollag, although the most populated area in the municipality is Veggli. Veggli is a village in the municipality of Rollag, Norway. Its population (2005 is 292 Rollag is bordered in the north by Nore og Uvdal, in the east by Sigdal, in the south by Flesberg, and in the west by Tinn (Telemark). Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway Sigdal is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway Sigdal was established as a municipality on January 1, 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt Flesberg is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway Flesberg was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Tinn is a municipality in the county of Telemark Norway. The parish of Tin was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder.
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The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Rollag (Norse Roll(u)lag), since the first church was built here. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The first element is probably (the genitive case of) a rivername *Rolla (now Troelva), the last element is lag n 'fishing place'. The meaning of the rivername is unknown (maybe 'the shivering').
Geography
In the northwest of the Rollag lie the Vegglifjell mountains, which are an entryway into the Hardangervidda. The Hardangervidda is a mountain plateau ("vidda" in Norwegian) in the Hardanger region of western Norway. The municipality's highest point is Storegrønut (1289 m) in the Vegglifjell mountains.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1993). The lines represent an old warning cairn made of timber.
History
Rollag stave church (built around 1150 - 1200) is located in the village of Veggli. Rollag stave church ( Rollag stavkirke) is a Stave church at Rollag in Rollag municipality Buskerud, Norway. Extended and windows were added in 1652. A new Apse was added in 1666. APSE standing for Ada Programming Support Environment is a program or set of programs to support Software development in the Ada programming language. The transept was constructed in 1697-98. Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. A gallery was added in 1702. The sacristy was built in 1739. A sacristy is a room for keeping Vestments (such as the Cassock and Chasuble) and other church furnishings sacred vessels and parish records A Baroque pulpit was added in 1763. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc
External links
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