Kolbu is a village in
Ă˜stre Toten Municipality in
Innlandet
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located in the
traditional region
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of
Toten
Toten is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Ă˜stre Toten and Vestre Toten.
The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town ...
, about to the southwest of the village of
Lena
Lena or LENA may refer to:
Places
* LĂ©na Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso
* Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada
* Lena, Norway, a village in ...
, 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
Vestre Toten is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rau ...
.
Kolbu Church
Kolbu Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ă˜stre 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 (deanery) in the ...
is a cruciform church from 1730 that is located just outside the village centre.
The village has a population (2021) of 648 and a
population density
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of .
History
Kolbu was the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of
Kolbu Municipality which existed for 56 years (from 1908 when it was split off from
Vestre Toten
Vestre Toten is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rau ...
until 1964 when it was merged into
Ă˜stre Toten
Ă˜stre Toten is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Len ...
).
Name
The village was named after the old ''Kolbu'' farm () since this is where the local church was built. The first element of the name ''Kol-'' means "
coal
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Coal i ...
" and the last element ''bĂº'' 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
Lena
Lena or LENA may refer to:
Places
* LĂ©na Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso
* Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada
* Lena, Norway, a village in ...
upper secondary school
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.
References
Ă˜stre Toten
Villages in Innlandet
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