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Rauland
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Norwegian
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nn:
thumb|right|230px|Rauland church area and the beach seen from a mountain
Etymology
village in Vinje Probably from non 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
no proper noun
nn municipality co/Telemark c/Norway, which existed until 1964. Now part of Vinje herad.
a village around the main church in this municipality, located on lake Totak
no 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.
nn Raudland village in Uvdal
Usage notes
Preposition: nn på.
nn Villages in Telemark, Norway