Vinje: Municipality in Telemark county, Norway

It is in the county of Telemark. The administration of this place is done from Åmot.

• Terje Håkonsen, snowboarder
• Aslak Brekke, kveder (a type of folk musician)
• Myllarguten, or Targjei Augundsson (1801-1872), Master fiddler / artist
• Odd Nordstoga, popular musician
• Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, author
• Tarjei Vesaas, author
• Dyre Vaa, sculptor. Sculptures by him are found in Oslo and Vinje.
• Aslaug Vaa, author

Places of interest

Vinje is the home of folk musician Myllarguten. His home there is now a small museum. A monument of Myllarguten is located near Kosi. Myllarguten was a 19th-century musician. He who played for kings and inspired Edvard Grieg.

Vinje was established in 1838 as a municipality. It is on the Hardangervidda and on the Setesdalsheiane Mountains plateaus.

Arabygdi lies in the western part of Rauland. It is on Lake Totak. The largest stone scree in Northern Europe, is Urdbøuri. The scree has huge boulders lying on the floor of the valley.

The municipality Vinje (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Vinje (Norse Vinjar), since the first church was built here. The name is the plural form of vin f 'meadow, pasture'.

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