Vinje
| Vinje kommune | |||
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 Vinje within Telemark |
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| Coordinates: 59°48′5″N 7°46′45″E / 59.80139°N 7.77917°ECoordinates: 59°48′5″N 7°46′45″E / 59.80139°N 7.77917°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Vest-Telemark | ||
| Administrative centre | Åmot | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2015) | Jon Rikard Kleven (SP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,106 km2 (1,199 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 2,732 km2 (1,055 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 12 in Norway | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 3,756 | ||
| • Rank | 238 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 1/km2 (3/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -6.8 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Vinbygg Vinbygge (male) Vinbyggje (female) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0834 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot.
The municipality of Vinje (originally a parish) is named after the old Vinje farm (Old Norse: Vinjar), since the first church was built there. The name is the plural form of vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".
See also Vinje, Sør-Trøndelag.
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 16 November 1990. The arms show a silver goat on a blue background. It is symbolic of the goat and sheep farming in the municipality.
(See also the coat-of-arms for Aurland.)
Vinje was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Rauland was separated from Vinje in 1860 to become a municipality of its own. On 1 January 1964 Rauland was merged back into the municipality of Vinje. Rauland has since been part of the larger Vinje municipality. The local traditions of arts and crafts have been well maintained, and Rauland hosts a national academy for arts, crafts and traditional music.
Vinje became a site of heavy battles during World War II, at the Battle of Vinjesvingen when Norwegian forces held out for over a month against superior German forces.
Vinje is situated on both the Hardangervidda plateau and parts of the Setesdalsheiene mountain plateaus. European route E134 passes through Vinje, which is located halfway between Oslo and Haugesund on Norway’s west coast.
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