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Vinstra

Town in Innlandet, Norway

Town in Innlandet, Norway

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official_nameVinstra
settlement_typeTown/City
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image_captionView of the town train station
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Eastern Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Innlandet
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Gudbrandsdalen
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Nord-Fron Municipality
timezone1CET
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established_titleEstablished as
established_date
established_title1Town (By)
established_date11 Sept 2013
area_footnotes
area_total_km23.13
population_as_of2024
population_footnotes
population_total2674
population_density_km2854
population_demonymVinstervær
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code2640 Vinstra
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Vinstra is a town in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, at the confluence of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river and the Vinstra river (which flows from the lake Vinstre). The 3.13 km2 town has a population (2024) of 2,674 and a population density of 854 PD/km2.

The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both pass through the town. The Vinstra Upper Secondary School and the Sødorp Church are both located in the town as well. The newspaper Dølen is published in Vinstra.

The village of Vinstra was granted the status of a "town" on 1 September 2013, an event that was celebrated for 3 days.

Peer Gynt

Peder Olsen Hågå from Vinstra was the model for the main character in Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic poem Peer Gynt which was published in 1867. In the old cemetery at Sødorp Chapel, there stands a monument to Peer Gynt, and each year since 1967 the Peer Gynt Festival (Peer Gynt-stemnet) has been held on the Peer Gynt farm, Hågå. The farm consists of 15 old buildings, and the rally includes, among other things, an open-air performance of the play. In addition, the Peer Gynt Road runs from Vinstra through Gålå to Lillehammer and the Peer Gynt Mountain Road via Rondablikk to Kvam.

References

References

  1. In the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. "Vinstra, Nord-Fron". [[yr.no]].
  3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  5. {{Cite SNL. Vinstra. Vinstra. 2025-08-09. Mæhlum. Lars. 2025-08-01
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