What is Vinje?
[[Image:Vinje komm.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Vinje''' is a [[municipality]] in [[Norway]]. It is in the [[county]] of [[Telemark]]. The [[administration]] of this place is done from [[Åmot]]. ==Notable people from Vinje== *[[Terje Håkonsen]], [[snowboard]]er *[[Aslak Brekke]], [[kveder]] (a type of [[folk music]]ian) *[[Myllarguten]], or [[Myllarguten|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 music]]ian [[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]]. ==History== Vinje was established in 1838 as a municipality. It is on the [[Hardangervidda]] and on the [[Setesdalsheiane Mountains]] [[plateau]]s. [[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 [[boulder]]s lying on the floor of the valley. ==The name== The municipality Vinje (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old [[farm]] Vinje ([[Old Norse language|Norse]] ''Vinjar''), since the first [[church]] was built here. The name is the plural form of ''[[vin (word)|vin]]'' f 'meadow, pasture'. ==Related pages== *[[Vest-Telemark]] *[[Setesdal]] *[[List of mayors in Norway 2023–2027|List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027]] {{Telemark}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Municipalities of Telemark]]