Gollis

Gollis is a Norwegian tourist attraction. It is a 9 metre tall Santa Claus made out of plastic materials. It is located in Lyngseidet in Lyngen in the county of Troms og Finnmark.

This article is about the Norwegian tourist attraction. For the Somalian university, see Gollis University. For not to be confused with, see Golis. For the singular, see Golli.
Gollis
Year1992 (1992)
MediumPlastic
SubjectSanta Claus
Dimensions9 m (30 ft)
LocationLyngseidet
Coordinates69°35′N 20°13′E

It is also known as the World's Biggest Santa Claus.[1]

History

Standing at the towering height of 30 feet, this Lyngen produced sculpture has a touch of Christmas inspiration.[2] Gollis was built in 1992 during the term of Werner Kiil as Lyngen Municipal Mayor. The structure came with the idea of a Christmas beer tasting Santa Claus. The mayor gave this assignment to a teacher as his assignment during a visit to the local plastics school.[3] It is located in Lyngseidet in Lyngen in the county of Troms. Lyngseidet is 15 km north of the village of Furuflaten and 12 km by ferry from Olderdalen [4]

Gollis is popular with tourists, but the locals are divided in their views. It may be a symbol of the friendly and warm-hearted citizens of Lyngen, but has been voted the ugliest tourist attraction in Norway in the newspaper Verdens Gang.[5]

References
  1. Gollis: The World's Biggest Santa Claus Accessed February 22, 2013
  2. Gollis - The World's Tallest Plastic Santa from the Official Travel Guide to Norway Accessed February 22, 2013
  3. Gollis History in Norwegian Language, read with the help of Google Translate Accessed February 22, 2013
  4. Lyngen at GoNorway Travel Guide Accessed February 22, 2013
  5. Gollis - nord-troms.no


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