Eina

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title: "Eina" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["vestre-toten-municipality", "villages-in-innlandet"] description: "Village in Vestre Toten Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/vestre-toten-municipality" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eina" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Vestre Toten Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Eina
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Eina.jpg
image_caption	View of the village facing south. The lake seen is Einavatnet; the railroad track is the Gjøvik Line.
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Innlandet#Norway
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Eastern Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Innlandet
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Toten
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Vestre Toten Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	0.74
population_as_of	2024
population_footnotes
population_total	729
population_density_km2	985
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	2843 Eina
coordinates
elevation_m	401
elevation_footnotes
::

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Eina is a village in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Gjøvikbanen railway line, between the villages of Jaren and Raufoss. The village of Eina is located 12 km south of the municipal centre of Raufoss, on the north shore of the lake Einavatnet. The river Hunnselva runs north through the village from the lake Einavatnet to the large lake Mjøsa.

The 0.74 km2 village has a population (2024) of 729 and a population density of 985 PD/km2. About 1,500 people inhabit the rural area surrounding the lake, outside of the village of 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 Gjøvikbanen railway line being built, which brought passengers and freight to and through the village. In 1902, the local railroad station opened and it was named Eina, after the nearby lake Einavatnet. In 1908, the village of Eina and its surroundings became a municipality of its own when Vestre Toten Municipality split into three: Eina Municipality, Kolbu Municipality and Vestre Toten Municipality. The village of Eina was the administrative centre of the old Eina Municipality. In 1964, Eina Municipality was merged with Vestre Toten Municipality.

Valdresbanen

Eina was also connected to Valdresbanen railway line until it closed. The 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 in Nord-Aurdal Municipality. The 109 km long track was closed in 1988.

References

References

1. "Eina, Vestre Toten". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. {{Cite SNL. Eina. Eina. 2025-09-14. Mæhlum. Lars. 2025-08-01
4. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
5. Jukvam, Dag. (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". [[Statistics Norway.

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