- Eina
Eina is a village in
Vestre Toten municipality,Oppland ,Norway . The population is 677 [cite paper | author=Statistics Norway | title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006 | date=2006 | url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html] . The village is one of the destinations on the railroad trackGjøviksbanen , betweenJaren andRaufoss . Eina is located a mere 12 km south ofRaufoss , and has its center just north ofEinavatnet (or Einafjorden). FromEinavatnet comes the riverHunnselva which travels north toMjøsa . Some 1,500 people inhabit the area surrounding the lake, not including Eina.History
The area has been populated since before the early 11th century, but did not see significant growth until the Norwegian
industrialization . This was due to the railroad lineGjøviksbanen 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 whenVestre Toten split into three (Eina,Kolbu and Vestre Toten). At this time, Eina had 1,173 inhabitants, and was experiencing significant economic growth. In 1964, Eina merged withVestre Toten , by then having grown to 1,591 inhabitants. [cite paper | author=Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway | title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen | date=1999 | url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdfl]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. It covered the distance from Eina to
Fagernes , which is located inNord-Aurdal . The track was 109 km long, and was closed in 1988.References
:* [http://www.vestre-toten.kommune.no/internett/vt.nsf/ Vestre Toten municipality] no icon:* [http://www.ssb.no/kommuner/0529 Vestre Toten] at
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