Arabygdi Explained

Official Name:Arabygdi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Telemark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Telemark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vest-Telemark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vinje Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:3864 Rauland
Coordinates:59.7753°N 7.7284°W
Elevation M:699
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Arabygdi is a village in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located in the Rauland area at the western end of the lake Totak. The Norwegian County Road 362 passes through the village, connecting it to the villages of Haukeli (to the west) and Raulandsgrend (to the east). The road passes through the Urdbøuri scree area, just west of Arabygdi.

Arabygdi is particularly known for the 19th-century folk musician Targjei Augundsson, who was better known by his stage name, Myllarguten. His home Myllarheimen has been preserved as a museum.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arabygdi, Vinje . 5 January 2023 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Arabygdi . . . 3 April 2022 . Lundbo . Sten . no . 5 January 2023.