Vinje is a former municipality in the old

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag () county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the areas around the inner

Vinjefjorden Vinjefjorden () is a fjord in Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag counties in Norway. It begins at the village of Vinjeøra in Heim Municipality (in Trøndelag county) and flows west through the municipalities of Aure, Tingvoll, and Kristiansund (i ...

and the

Søo The Søo is a river in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long river originates at Lake Søo (''Søvatnet''), which lies on the border of Orkland Municipality, Heim Municipality, and Rindal Municipality. The lake sits at an el ...

river valley in what is now the southern part of the present-day

Heim Municipality Heim is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of three other municipalities. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district ...

. The

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was the village of

Vinjeøra Vinjeøra is a village in Heim Municipality, in the Trøndelag county of Norway. The village lies along the European route E39 highway, in particularly at the end of the Vinjefjorden and about south of the municipal center of Kyrksæterøra. Th ...

. The lake

Vasslivatnet Vasslivatnet () is a lake in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies along European route E39, about east of the village of Vinjeøra. The lake is a man-made lake along the river Søo. There is a dam on the west end that i ...

was located in the eastern part of Vinje. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 348th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Vinje Municipality was the 673rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 572. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 4.7% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

Originally (since 1838), Vinje was a part of

Hemne Municipality Hemne is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was incorporated into Heim Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the m ...

(see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). Historically, the parish annex of Vinje actually belonged to

Romsdalen Romsdalen is a valley in the western part of Norway. The long valley runs from the Romsdalsfjorden through Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county and into Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county. It is the valley of the Rauma (river), Rau ...

county while the main parish of Hemne belonged to Søndre Trondhjem county. But according to the 1837

law, a parish could no longer be divided between two counties, so the annex of Vinje had to be transferred to the county of Søndre Trondhjem. On 1 July 1924, the large Hemne Municipality was divided into three parts: Vinje Municipality (population: 716) in the south,

Snillfjord Municipality Snillfjord is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was split between Hitra Municipality, Heim Municipality, and Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen ...

(population: 776) in the east, and the rest of the municipality (population: 2,030) remained as Hemne Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee () was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a ...

. On 1 January 1964, Vinje Municipality (population: 576),

(population: 2,325), and the western part of

(population: 711) were merged to form a new, enlarged

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''

Vinje Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark which is part of Øvre Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Åmot. Other villages in the muni ...

'' farm () since the first Vinje Church was built there. The name is the plural form of which means "

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" or "

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Churches

The

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had one parish () within Vinje Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hemne

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and the

Sør-Fosen prosti This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Trøndelag county. The diocese is based at the Nidaros Cathedral in the city of Trondheim (city), T ...

(

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality was located at the innermost part of the

. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Ruten, located on the border with

Rindal Municipality Rindal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the Rindal (village), village of Rindal. Other villa ...

was located to the north,

Orkdal Municipality Orkdal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the O ...

was to the east,

and

Surnadal Municipality is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei. Other villages in Surnadal include Bøverfjorden, Glærem, Moen, Stangvik, Surnadalsøra, Sylte, T ...

were to the south, and

Åsskard Municipality Åsskard is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1895 until its dissolution in 1965. It was located in what is now the northern part of Surnadal Municipality. The former municipality of Åsskar ...

and

Aure Municipality Aure is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the Aure (village), village of Aure. Other v ...

were to the west.

Government

While it existed, Vinje Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

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Municipal council

The

of Vinje was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Vinje was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1924–1934: Lars Hjorthol ( Bp) * 1935–1937: Edvard Stølen ( Bp) * 1938–1940: Fredrik Hofset ( V) * 1941–1942: Lars Hjorthol ( Bp) * 1942–1945: Arne Grimsmo ( NS) * 1945–1945: Fredrik Hofset ( V) * 1946–1955: Ole Grønset ( KrF) * 1956–1959: Lars Grønset Hjorthol ( Bp) * 1960–1963: Leif Lomundal ( Sp)

References

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