Vinje

This article is about the municipality in Telemark, Norway. For other uses, see Vinje (disambiguation).
Vinje Municipality
Vinje kommune
Municipality
Flag of Vinje Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Vinje Municipality
Coat of arms
Telemark within Norway
Telemark within Norway
Vinje within Telemark
Vinje within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°48′5″N 7°46′45″E / 59.80139°N 7.77917°E / 59.80139; 7.77917
CountryNorway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreÅmot
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Jon Rikard Kleven (Sp)
Area
 • Total
3,105.83 km2 (1,199.17 sq mi)
 • Land2,724.86 km2 (1,052.07 sq mi)
 • Water380.98 km2 (147.10 sq mi)  12.3%
 • Rank#14 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
3,832
 • Rank#209 in Norway
 • Density1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +3%
Demonym(s)Vinbygg
Vinbygge (male)
Vinbyggje (female)[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4036[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark which is part of Øvre Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Åmot. Other villages in the municipality include Arabygdi, Edland, Grunge, Haukeli, Krossen, Møsstrond, Nesland, Øyfjell, Raulandsgrend, and Vinje.[4]

The 3,106-square-kilometre (1,199 sq mi) municipality is the 14th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vinje is the 209th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,832. The municipality's population density is 1.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lundbo, Sten; Mæhlum, Lars, eds. (30 July 2022). "Vinje". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).