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Varhaug is a village in the district of Jæren, Norway and is the administrative centre and the second largest village in Hå municipality. It was also the administrative centre for the former municipality Varhaug. It was founded in the late 19th century and expanded around the local train station in the 20th century. Varhaug lies approximately 2 km from the North Sea coastline. The village of Varhaug lies between the two neighbouring villages Nærbø and Vigrestad, and the people live in a "love-hate relationship" with these villages. There are no one that are more important to beat in a football match. The official demonym for a person coming from the village is Varhaugsbu. An unofficial but friendly nickname for people from Varhaug is Trausk (pl: Trausker). Trausk is a word from Jæren, meaning Frog or Toad. The nickname is decades old, and all local villages had one, though Varhaug's nickname is one of the few still somewhat in use. Other words describing a person from Varhaug can be Håbu or Jærbu. With an elevation between 40 and 60 meters, Varhaug is the highest elevated village in the municipality. The future development of Varhaug is uncertain. Agricultural land protection is a hot topic in the local newspapers. The future policy of the Norwegian Government will decide how much the villages of Jæren are allowed to expand in the future. Maybe highrises is the answer, maybe Norway decides to rely more on foreign food production or perhaps there will be new villages established east of the prime agricultural land. ==History== Before Varhaug Station was opened in 1878 as a part of the Jæren Line, there was basically only farms in the area. When the train station got built, a lot of services got located near the station, and people started settling down around the station. 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「Varhaug」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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