Kraby is a village in
Østre Toten Municipality in
Innlandet county,
Norway. The village is located about east of the village of
Lena along
Norwegian County Road 33
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. The village is named after the local farmsteads named Kraby.
Hoff Church
Hoff Church ( no, Hoff kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kraby, just east of the municipal centre of Lena. It is the church for the Hoff pa ...
is located in the village.
Kraby became a stopping point with the opening of the
Skreiabanen
The Skreia Line ( no, Skreiabanen) is an abandoned railway line between Reinsvoll and Skreia in Toten, Norway. The 21.97 kilometer long single track rail was a branch line from the Gjøvik Line.
History
The line was opened on 26 November 19 ...
railway line in 1902, and the ''village name'' Kraby came into use. A post office (2855 Kraby) was opened next to the station in 1907. In addition, some small businesses opened in Kraby. In 1916, the ''Festiviteten'' was opened, now known as ''Teten''. After the
Second World War, further building took place in Kraby. Along the highway near the historic stone church,
Hoff Church
Hoff Church ( no, Hoff kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kraby, just east of the municipal centre of Lena. It is the church for the Hoff pa ...
, the ''Fostadjordet'' residential area was built. In the 1980s, the municipality built an industrial area called ''Krabyskogen'', a short distance south of Kraby.
The railway station building at Kraby was designed by the architect
Paul Armin Due
Paul Armin Due (1870–1926) was a Norwegian architect
Paul Franz Wilhelm Armin Due was the son the renowned architect Paul Due. He graduated from Leibniz University Hannover in 1896 and spent two years working in Germany before returning to ...
. It was staffed from the start in 1902, but it has not been operational since 1964. This was due to the drop in passenger numbers on the Skreiabanen line. In 1975, the station and the post office closed. After a period of standing empty, the station building was restored, and in 2002, the building won the
Fortidsminneforeningen's protection prize.
References
Østre Toten
Villages in Innlandet
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