Follebu Explained

Official Name:Follebu
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gudbrandsdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Gausdal Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.06
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1160
Population Density Km2:1095
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2656 Follebu
Coordinates:61.2158°N 10.285°W
Elevation M:257
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Follebu is a village in Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Gausa, about to the southeast of the village of Segalstad bru. The town of Lillehammer lies about to the southeast of Follebu.[2]

Follebu Church (Follebu kirke) is located just to the northwest of the village. It was built in a Gothic style of stone and brick between the years 1260 and 1300.[3] [4]

The 1.06km2 village has a population (2021) of 1,160 and a population density of .[5]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Foldabu. The first element is probably the genitive pluralis of fold which means "meadow", "plain", or "open and flat land". The last element of the name is which means "rural district". The area is quite flat and open, especially when it is compared to the surrounding areas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Follebu, Gausdal . . 2022-07-22.
  2. Encyclopedia: Follebu . . . 2022-03-29 . Thorsnæs . Geir . Norwegian . 2022-07-22.
  3. Web site: Follebu Church . Spotting History . June 1, 2016.
  4. Web site: Ola Storsletten . Follebu kirke . Store norske leksikon . June 1, 2016.
  5. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality . Statistics Norway.