Vinje Municipality (Sør-Trøndelag)

Vinje Municipality
Vinje herred
Hills near Vinjeøra
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Vinje within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°12′21″N 08°59′09″E / 63.20583°N 8.98583°E / 63.20583; 8.98583
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 July 1924
  Preceded byHemne Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byHemne Municipality
Administrative centreVinjeøra
Government
  Mayor (1960–1963)Leif Lomundal (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
223.1 km2 (86.1 sq mi)
  Rank#348 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
572
  Rank#673 in Norway
  Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −4.7%
DemonymVinje-folk
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1611

Vinje is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 223-square-kilometre (86 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the areas around the inner Vinjefjorden and the Søo river valley in what is now the southern part of the present-day Heim Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Vinjeøra. The lake Vasslivatnet was located in the eastern part of Vinje.

Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 223-square-kilometre (86 sq mi) municipality was the 348th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Vinje Municipality was the 673rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 572. The municipality's population density was 2.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.7/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 4.7% over the previous 10-year period.