Vinje (village)

{{Short description|Village in Vinje, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Vinje

|other_name = Vinjesvingen

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|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Vinje kirke 13082022.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village church

|pushpin_map = Telemark#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = top

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Telemark

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Vest-Telemark

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Vinje Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 3890 Vinje

|coordinates = {{coord|59.61933|7.84319|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 485

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Vinje, Vinje |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/2-8532855/Norge/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/Vinje/Vinje%20kyrkje |access-date=2023-01-02 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Vinje is a village in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located near the northwest end of the lake Vinjevatn. The European route E134 highway runs through the village, right past Vinje Church on its way towards the village of Åmot about {{convert|10|km}} to the southeast.

Vinjesvingen is the name of a particular area in the northwest part of the village. This is a road fork where the European route E134 highway meets the Norwegian County Road 3408 which goes to Tokke Municipality. The Battle of Vinjesvingen took place at this site during World War II.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Vinjesvingen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Vinjesvingen |date=2023-01-02 |editor-last=Skodvin |editor-first=Magne |language=no |accessdate=2022-07-08}}