Reinsvoll Explained

Official Name:Reinsvoll
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Toten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vestre Toten Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.17
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1051
Population Density Km2:901
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2840 Reinsvoll
Coordinates:60.6798°N 10.6218°W
Elevation M:355
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Reinsvoll is a village in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 4 between the villages of Eina and Raufoss. Reinsvoll has a train station that is located along the Gjøvik Line. The village has a football stadium, a pub, a barber, a lower secondary school, a primary school, a kindergarten, a grocery store, a fuel station, a psychiatric hospital, and run-down mill.[2]

The 1.17km2 village has a population (2021) of 1,051 and a population density of .[3]

History

Reinsvoll is first mentioned in existing historical records in 1616. By the early 17th century, there were farmers and laborers working in the village area. The original reason for the dense settlement at Reinsvoll was the Hunnselva river which could be exploited for the mill that was built along the river around the year 1800. The opening of the Gjøvikbanen and Skreiabanen railway lines in 1902 brought major changes. The workers who came to build the train line settled in Reinsvoll or stayed in one of the hotels that were there.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reinsvoll, Vestre Toten . 2022-11-03 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Reinsvoll . . . 2022-03-29 . Nedrud . Rune . Norwegian . 2022-11-03.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .