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Rolfstorp

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Country
  
Sweden

County
  
Halland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:07 PM

Province
  
Halland

Municipality
  
Varberg Municipality

Area
  
75 ha

Population
  
513 (31 Dec 2010)

Rolfstorp

Weather
  
4°C, Wind SW at 29 km/h, 80% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 430 16 Rolfstorp, Sweden

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.

Famous people

  • The Bocksten Man, well preserved medieval corpse found within the parish
  • Ines Uusmann, Swedish minister of communication 1994-1998
  • References

    Rolfstorp Wikipedia