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 Flesberg 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 Lampeland. The economy of ...

, and in the west by Tinn in Telemark.

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

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of) a river name ''Rolla'' (now called the ''Troelva'' river) and the last element is ''lag'' which means "fishing place". The municipality of Rollag was established on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

). 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

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made of timber.

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

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. 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 located in the Vegglifjell mountains. Rollag stavkirke TRS 2

Rollag stave church

Rollag stave church Rollag Stave Church ( no, Rollag stavkyrkje) is a stave church in the municipality of Rollag in Viken county, Norway. The church is located a few kilometres north of the centre of the village of Rollag. History Rollag Stave Church was probably o ...

(''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 A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is usually located ...

was built in 1739. A

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pulpit was added in 1763.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Rollag: * Jokioinen,

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, Finland

Notable people

Niels Andreas Vibe Niels Andreas Vibe (12 July 1759 – 9 September 1814) was a Norwegian military officer and civil and royal servant. He served as County Governor of ''Nordre Bergenhus Amt'' from 1802 to 1811, as General War Commissioner of Norway from 1811 to 181 ...

(1759 in Rollag – 1814) a Norwegian military officer, civil and royal servant *

Ole Knudsen Nattestad Ole Knudsen Nattestad (1807–1886) was a Norwegian-American leader and pioneer immigrant settler. Together with his brother Ansten Nattestad, he played a key role in promoting immigration from Norway and for directing immigrants to southern Wiscons ...

(1807 in Veggli – 1886) a Norwegian-American pioneer immigrant settler * Christian Sparre (1859–1940) a Commanding Admiral and politician; brought up in Rollag *

Herbrand Lofthus Herbrand Pedersen Lofthus (10 December 1889 – 1 January 1972) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Norway who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the ...

(1889 in Veggli 1972) a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler, competed at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

Kittill Kristoffersen Berg Kittill Kristoffersen Berg (17 August 1903 – 17 April 1983) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped ...

(1903 in Rollag – 1983) a labourer, log driver, farmer and politician *

Halvor Kongsjorden Halvor Kongsjorden (5 November 1911 – 15 June 1990) was a Norwegian sport shooter, World Champion from 1939 and 1947, Olympic competitor from 1948, and a resistance member during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany in World War II. ...

(1911 in Veggli – 1990) a sport shooter, Olympic competitor in 1948 and a

Norwegian resistance member The Norwegian resistance ( Norwegian: ''Motstandsbevegelsen'') to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms: *Asserting the legitimacy of the exiled governme ...

Ragnar Tveiten Ragnar Tveiten (born 27 November 1938) is a former Norwegian biathlete The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose d ...

(born 1938 in Veggli) a former Norwegian biathlete

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...

*
Culture in Rollag on the map
from

Kulturnett.no The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Equality ( no, Det kongelige kultur- og likestillingsdepartement; short name ''Kultur- og likestillingsdepartementet'') is responsible for cultural policy, regulations and other matters related to the ...

Another map of Rollag
{{Authority control Municipalities of Buskerud Municipalities of Viken (county) Villages in Buskerud Populated places on the Numedalslågen