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Torpa is a former municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It was created by a split from Nordre Land on 1 January 1914. At that time Torpa had a population of 2,219. On 1 January 1962 Torpa was reincorporated into Nordre Land. Prior to the merger Torpa had a population of 2,620. Torpa constitutes the northern part of the Nordre Land community. Torpa bordering municipalities Etnedal and Nord-Aurdal in the west, Gausdal, Lillehammer and Gjøvik in the east. Torpa is only a few miles from Dokka. ==The name== The Norse form of the name was ''Þorp''. The meaning of the word ''þorp'' n in this old district name is probably 'pasture, grazing land'. Until 1918 the name was written "Torpen". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Torpa, Norway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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