Vingelen is a village in Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the northwestern part of the municipality, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west of the village of Tolga. The Forollhogna National Park lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the village.[2]

Vingelen
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Vingelen is located in Innlandet
Vingelen
Vingelen
Location of the village
Vingelen is located in Norway
Vingelen
Vingelen
Vingelen (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°25′02″N 10°51′43″E / 62.41723°N 10.86191°E / 62.41723; 10.86191
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictØsterdalen
MunicipalityTolga Municipality
Elevation693 m (2,274 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2542 Vingelen

Vingelen Church has been located in the village for centuries. This village was the main village in the Tolga area until the 1600s when the village of Tolga grew up around a smelter that was built along the river Glåma. The people of Vingelen have historically worked in the agriculture and forestry industries.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Vingelen, Tolga". yr.no. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. ^ a b "Vingelen". NRK.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-02-07.