Eina is a village in Vestre Toten municipality, Oppland, Norway. Vestre Toten is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The population is 677 ^[1]. The village is one of the destinations on the railroad track Gjøviksbanen, between Jaren and Raufoss. Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran municipality Norway. Raufoss is the municipal centre of Vestre Toten, a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. Eina is located a mere 12 km south of Raufoss, and has its center just north of Einavatnet (or Einafjorden). Raufoss is the municipal centre of Vestre Toten, a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. Einavatnet is a Lake which lies in Vestre Toten municipality in Oppland county Norway. From Einavatnet comes the river Hunnselva which travels north to Mjøsa. Einavatnet is a Lake which lies in Vestre Toten municipality in Oppland county Norway. Mjøsa is Norway 's largest lake as well as the one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole after Hornindalsvatnet. Some 1,500 people inhabit the area surrounding the lake, not including Eina.

Picture of Eina facing south. The lake seen is Einavatnet; the railroad track is that of Gjøviksbanen.

History

The area has been populated since before the early 11th century, but did not see significant growth until the Norwegian industrialization. is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one This was due to the railroad line Gjøviksbanen being built, which brought passengers and freight to and through the village. In 1902, the local railroad station stood ready, and in 1908 Eina would become a municipality on its own when Vestre Toten split into three (Eina, Kolbu and Vestre Toten). Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Vestre Toten is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway Kolbu is a village and former municipality in Oppland county Norway At this time, Eina had 1,173 inhabitants, and was experiencing significant economic growth. In 1964, Eina merged with Vestre Toten, by then having grown to 1,591 inhabitants. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Vestre Toten is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway ^[2]

Valdresbanen

Eina was also connected to Valdresbanen, another railroad line, until it closed.

Valdresbanen was built in 1906, and was originally a privately owned line, until the government assumed control in 1937. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It covered the distance from Eina to Fagernes, which is located in Nord-Aurdal. is the largest town in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1762 Nord-Aurdal is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway The track was 109 km long, and was closed in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

References

• Vestre Toten municipality (Norwegian)
• Vestre Toten at Statistics Norway (Norwegian)