Rolfstorp Explained

Official Name:Rolfstorp
Pushpin Map:Sweden Halland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Varberg Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Halland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Halland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.75
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:513
Population Density Km2:685
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.15°N 41°W

Rolfstorp is a locality and former parish situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 513 inhabitants in 2010.

The name is formed out of Rolf (a male name) and thorpe (a new settlement). The latter part makes it likely that the village got its name during the 11th century to 13th century.

Geography

Rolfstorp is on the border between the mostly cultivated coastal area of Halland County and the mostly forest covered inner areas.

History

The western parts of the parish form part of a somewhat larger region, covering areas from Spannarp to Skällinge, which is rich on Iron- and Bronze Age findings. The eastern part of the parish has quite few remains.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .