Kolbu

Kolbu is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the traditional region of Toten, about to the southwest of the village of Lena, the administrative centre of the municipality. The village lies in the western part of the municipality in an agricultural area, not far from the border with Vestre Toten Municipality. Kolbu Church is a cruciform church from 1730 that is located just outside the village centre.
The village has a population of 637 and a population density of.

History

Kolbu was the administrative centre of the old Kolbu Municipality which existed for 56 years.

Name

The village was named after the old Kolbu farm since this is where the local church was built. The first element of the name is which means "coal", referring to the practice of making coal by burning wood. The last element means "house" or "dwelling".

Schools

In 2008, the Smeby, Lund, and Moen primary schools merged to form the new Kolbu School. Students graduating from this school usually have to continue their education in Lena upper secondary school.