Rauland

Norwegian

Rauland church area and the beach seen from a mountain

Etymology

(village in Vinje): Probably from Old Norse rauðr (“red”) (the area has many iron extraction sites from the Migration Period and the Viking Age). Attested in 1595 by Jens Nilssøn as Rolland.

Proper noun

Rauland

1. A municipality of Telemark, Norway, which existed until 1964. Now part of Vinje herad.
2. a village around the main church in this municipality, located on lake Totak
3. (informal) a populated area stretching 4 miles (6-7 kilometers) from the church-area down to the south and south-east. The house of the administration of the former municipality was located there.
4. Alternative form of Raudland (“village in Uvdal”)

Usage notes

Preposition: på.