Vinje

Historie

Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot.General informationNameThe municipality of Vinje is named after the old Vinje farm, since the first church was built there. The name is the plural form of vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".See also Vinje, Sør-Trøndelag.Coat-of-armsThe coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 16 November 1990. The arms show a silver goat on a blue background. It is symbolic of the goat and sheep farming in the municipality.(See also the coat-of-arms for Aurland.)HistoryVinje was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The area of Rauland was separated from Vinje in 1860 to become a municipality of its own. On 1 January 1964 Rauland was merged back into the municipality of Vinje. Rauland has since been part of the larger Vinje municipality. The local traditions of arts and crafts have been well maintained, and Rauland hosts a national academy for arts, crafts and traditional music.