Kolbu Explained

Official Name:Kolbu
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:Toten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Østre Toten Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.62
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:648
Population Density Km2:1049
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2847 Kolbu
Coordinates:60.6503°N 10.7449°W
Elevation M:279
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Kolbu is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the traditional region of Toten, about to the southwest of the village of Lena, 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 is a cruciform church from 1730 that is located just outside the village centre.[2]

The 0.62km2 village has a population (2021) of 648 and a population density of .[3]

History

Kolbu was the administrative centre 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 (Norse, Old: Kolabú) since this is where the local church was built. The first element of the name Kol- means "coal" and the last element means "house" or "dwelling". The first element is referring to the practice of making coal by burning wood.[4]

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 upper secondary school.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kolbu, Østre Toten . 2022-10-20 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Kolbu . . . 2022-03-29 . Thorsnæs . Geir . Norwegian . 2022-10-20.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  4. Book: Rygh, Oluf . Oluf Rygh

    . Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt . 1900 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 4 . Kristiania, Norge . 108 . no . Oluf Rygh.