Rollag

Rollag is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken 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.[3]

This article is about the municipality in Norway. For the community in Minnesota, see Rollag, Minnesota.
Rollag kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms
Viken within
Norway
Rollag within Viken
Coordinates: 60°1′2″N 9°14′2″E
CountryNorway
CountyViken
DistrictNumedal
Administrative centreRollag
Government
 • Mayor (2003)Steinar Berthelsen (Ap)
Area
 • Total449 km2 (173 sq mi)
 • Land430 km2 (170 sq mi)
Area rank225 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,495
 • Rank369 in Norway
 • Density3/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
1.4%
Demonym(s)Rølling[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3051
Official language formNeutral[2]
Websitewww.rollag.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

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".[4]

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.

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Rollag by country of origin in 2017[5]
Ancestry Number
 Somalia31
 Eritrea17
 Lithuania15

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 1,289 metres (4,229 ft) located in the Vegglifjell mountains.[6][7]

Rollag stave church

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.[8][9]

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Rollag:[10]

Notable people
Niels Andreas Vibe

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Geir Thorsnæs. "Rollag". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. "Rollag. Rollag herad. Buskerud". Matrikkelutkastet av 1950. May 21, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  5. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. Geir Thorsnæs. "Numedal". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  7. "Numedalslågen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  8. "Rollag stavkirke". Riksantikvaren. May 21, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  9. Nina Aldin Thune. "Rollag stavkirke". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  10. "Jokioinen" (in Norwegian). Rollag kommune. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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