Ringebu (village) explained

Official Name:Ringebu
Other Name:Vålebru / Vålebrua
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:Ringebu Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.85
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1353
Population Density Km2:733
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2630 Ringebu
Coordinates:61.5297°N 10.1389°W
Elevation M:199
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Ringebu or Vålebru is the administrative centre of Ringebu Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley, along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both pass through the village. The 1.85km2 village has a population (2021) of 1353 and a population density of .[2] [3]

The Ringebu Stave Church is located about to the southeast of the village.

Name

The village is named Ringebu which is the same as the name of the municipality in which it is located. The name Vålebru is another name for the village which is most often used when one wants to avoid ambiguity between the village of Ringebu and the municipality of Ringebu. The name Vålebru comes from the local river Våla, which flows through the village, and the bridge that was laid over the river here.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ringebu, Ringebu . . 2022-06-14.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality . Statistics Norway.
  3. Encyclopedia: Ringebu (tettsted) . . . 2022-03-29 . Mæhlum . Lars . Norwegian . 2022-06-14.
  4. Web site: Vet du dette om Ringebu? . 2022-06-14 . Gudbrandsdalsvegen . no.