Rauland
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| Country | Norway | ||||
| Province (fylke) | Vestfold and Telemark | ||||
| Municipality (commune) : | Vinje | ||||
| Coordinates : | 59 ° 43 ′ N , 7 ° 59 ′ E | ||||
| Height : | 700 moh. | ||||
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| Street: | Fv362 | ||||
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Rauland is a place in the municipality of Vinje in the province of Vestfold og Telemark . It is located at around 700 meters above sea level along Lake Totak .
history
The name Rauland, formerly Rauðaland, comes from the Old Norse language and is probably composed of the two words »Rauði« (lawn iron stone ) and »land«. On the banks of the Totak is the Sporaneset headland, known for its rock carvings from the late Stone Age or early Bronze Age.
Rauland municipality
Rauland was an independent municipality from 1860 to 1963. It was created in the course of border adjustments through the merger of Rauland Sogn and Øyfjell Sogn of the municipality of Lårdal . The place Krossen was the administrative center of the community. On January 1, 1964, it was merged with the Vinje municipality to form the new Vinje municipality. At that time, Rauland had 1,656 inhabitants.
Culture
Rauland is known for its many historical buildings and examples of old architecture, some of which go back to the Middle Ages. The sculpture collection with the works of Dyre Vaa is located in the former Krossen community center . The last place of residence of the Myllargut , the Häuslerhof Kosi , is also in Rauland.
The Institute for Folk Culture of the University of Southeast Norway is also located in Rauland and offers studies in folk music, traditional design and crafts and folk art.
Others
The competition center of the World Junior Orienteering Championships 2015 was located in the village .
Personalities
- Myllarguten (1801–1872), last lived in Rauland, composer and Hardangerfiedel virtuoso
- Sveinung Aanonsen (1854–1919), sculptor
- Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965 in Oslo), poet and playwright
- Dyre Vaa (1903–1980), sculptor and painter
Web links
- Rauland. In: Arkivportalen. Retrieved September 18, 2013 (Norwegian).
- Visit Rauland (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sten Lundbo and Lars Mæhlum: Rauland. In: Store norske leksikon. June 8, 2020, accessed August 4, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Våre studier. Visit Rauland, accessed on August 4, 2020 .