Reinsvoll is a village in
Vestre Toten Municipality in
Innlandet county,
Norway. The village is located along the
Norwegian National Road 4
Norwegian National Road 4 ( no, Riksvei 4, ) is a national road in Norway which is the main route north from the capital city of Oslo to the junction with the European route E6 highway at the village of Biri in Gjøvik Municipality. The road r ...
between the villages of
Eina and
Raufoss. Reinsvoll has a train station that is located along the
Gjøvik Line. The village has a football stadium, a pub, a barber, a lower secondary school, a primary school, a kindergarten, a grocery store, a fuel station, a psychiatric hospital, and run-down mill.
The village has a population (2021) of 1,051 and a
population density of .
History
Reinsvoll is first mentioned in existing historical records in 1616. By the early 17th century, there were farmers and laborers working in the village area. The original reason for the dense settlement at Reinsvoll was the
Hunnselva river which could be exploited for the mill that was built along the river around the year 1800. The opening of the
Gjøvikbanen and
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 lines in 1902 brought major changes. The workers who came to build the train line settled in Reinsvoll or stayed in one of the hotels that were there.
References
Vestre Toten
Villages in Innlandet
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