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Rollag

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{{Infobox kommune

| name = Rollag

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| other_name =

| official_name =

| idnumber = 3336

| image_skyline = File:Kroktjonn.JPG

| county = Buskerud

| district = Numedal

| capital = Rollag

| language = Neutral

| coatofarms = Rollag_komm.svg

| demonym = Rølling

| munwebpage = www.rollag.kommune.no

| mayor = Steinar Berthelsen

| mayor_party = Ap

| mayor_as_of = 2003

| area_rank = 225

| area_total_km2 = 449

| area_land_km2 = 430

| area_water_percent = 0.14

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_rank = 369

| population_total = 1369

| populationpercent = 0.03

| population_density_km2= 3

| population_increase= -0.9

| coordinates = {{coord|60|1|2|N|9|14|2|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}

| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6653369 | utm_easting = 0513047 | geo_cat = adm2nd

}}

Rollag is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rollag, although the most populated area in the municipality is Veggli. 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 in Telemark.{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Rollag|title= Rollag|publisher = Store norske leksikon |author= Geir Thorsnæs

|access-date= September 15, 2016}}

General information

=History=

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Rollag farm (Old Norse: Roll(u)lag), since the first church was built here. The first element is probably (the genitive case of) a river name Rolla (now called the Troelva river) and the last element is lag which means "fishing place".{{cite web|url= http://www.miljostatus.no/rollag

|title= Rollag. Rollag herad. Buskerud|publisher = Matrikkelutkastet av 1950|date= May 21, 2012|access-date= September 15, 2016}}

The municipality of Rollag was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Nore og Uvdal was separated from Rollag in 1858.

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1993. The arms show two gold-colored lines on a red background. The lines represent an old warning cairn made of timber.

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|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Rollag by country of origin in 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}

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! style="background:#efefef;"|Number

{{flag|Somalia}}31
{{flag|Eritrea}}17
{{flag|Lithuania}}15

Geography

The municipality lies in the heart of the Numedal traditional region and valley, the westernmost valley in southeastern Norway. The river Numedalslågen flows through Rollag and into the Ytre Oslofjord at Larvik. In the northwest of the Rollag lie the Vegglifjell mountains, which are an entryway into the Hardangervidda. The municipality's highest point is Storegrønut at {{convert|1289|m|ft}} located in the Vegglifjell mountains.{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Numedal|title= Numedal|publisher = Store norske leksikon |author= Geir Thorsnæs

|access-date= September 15, 2016}}{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Numedalsl%C3%A5gen|title= Numedalslågen|publisher = Store norske leksikon

|access-date= September 15, 2016}}

File:Rollag stavkirke TRS 2.jpg

Rollag stave church

Rollag stave church (Rollag stavkirke) was built around 1150–1200. It is located a few kilometres north of the centre of Rollag. It was extended and windows were added in 1652. A new Apse was added in 1666. The transept was constructed in 1697–1698. A gallery was added in 1702. The sacristy was built in 1739. A Baroque pulpit was added in 1763.{{cite web|url= http://www.miljostatus.no/rollag|title= Rollag stavkirke|publisher = Riksantikvaren|date= May 21, 2012|access-date= September 15, 2016}}{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Rollag_stavkirke|title= Rollag stavkirke

|publisher = Store norske leksikon |author= Nina Aldin Thune|access-date= September 15, 2016}}

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Rollag:{{cite web|url=http://www2.rollag.kommune.no/default.asp?Uid=4816|title=Jokioinen|publisher=Rollag kommune|access-date=2009-01-11|language=no}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Notable people

File:Niels Andreas Vibe malt av Jacob Munch, Norsk Folkemuseum, NFT.1913-0036.jpg

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Rollag}}

{{wiktionary|Rollag}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110513235205/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0632 Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway
  • {{Wikivoyage inline|Buskerud}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310213244/http://www.kulturnett.no/geografisknavigering/geografisknavigering_visning.jsp?fylke=T952798&kommune=T955191 Culture in Rollag on the map] from Kulturnett.no
  • [http://193.75.93.79/numedal/Content/Main.asp?layout=numedal&vwr=&MapType=png Another map of Rollag]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:Populated places on the Numedalslågen