Vinstra

Vinstra is a town in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, at the confluence of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river and the Vinstra river (which flows from the lake Vinstre). The town has a population (2024) of 2,674 and a population density of .

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Settlement.official_name: Vinstra
Settlement.settlement_type: Town/City
Settlement.image_skyline: Vinstra stasjon-2005-04-13.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the town train station
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.mapframe marker: town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Innlandet#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Innlandet
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gudbrandsdalen
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: vinstervær
Population: 2727
Area: 3.06
Elevation: 241
Image: Vinstra stasjon-2005-04-13.jpg

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The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both pass through the town. The Vinstra Upper Secondary School and the Sødorp Church are both located in the town as well. The newspaper Dølen is published in Vinstra.