Follebu

Follebu
Village
View of the village area
View of the village area
Follebu is located in Innlandet
Follebu
Follebu
Location of the village
Follebu is located in Norway
Follebu
Follebu
Follebu (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°12′57″N 10°17′06″E / 61.21581°N 10.28498°E / 61.21581; 10.28498
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdalen
MunicipalityGausdal Municipality
Area
 • Total
1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation257 m (843 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,160
 • Density1,095/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2656 Follebu

Follebu is a village in Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Gausa, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southeast of the village of Segalstad bru. The town of Lillehammer lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southeast of Follebu.[3]

Follebu Church

Follebu Church (Follebu kirke) is located just to the northwest of the village. It was built in a Gothic style of stone and brick between the years 1260 and 1300.[4][5]

The 1.06-square-kilometre (260-acre) village has a population (2021) of 1,160 and a population density of 1,095 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,840/sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Follebu, Gausdal". yr.no. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Follebu". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Follebu Church". Spotting History. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. ^ Ola Storsletten. "Follebu kirke". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2016.