Kolbu is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located in the traditional region of

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, about to the southwest of the village of

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, the administrative centre of the municipality. The village lies in the western part of the municipality in an agricultural area, not far from the municipal border with Vestre Toten.

Kolbu Church Kolbu Church ( no, Kolbu kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kolbu. It is the church for the Kolbu parish which is part of the Toten prosti ( ...

is a cruciform church from 1730 that is located just outside the village centre. The village has a population (2021) of 648 and a

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of .

History

Kolbu was the

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of Kolbu Municipality which existed for 56 years (from 1908 when it was split off from Vestre Toten until 1964 when it was merged into Østre Toten).

Name

The village was named after the old ''Kolbu'' farm ( non, Kolabú) since this is where the local church was built. The first element of the name ''Kol-'' means "

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" and the last element ''bú'' means "house" or "dwelling". The first element is referring to the practice of making coal by burning wood.

Schools

In 2008, the Smeby, Lund, and Moen primary schools merged to form the new Kolbu School (''Kolbu Skole''). Students graduating from this school usually have to continue their education in

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References

Østre Toten Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub