Hunnselva
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Hunnselva is a river in Norway
which runs from the end of Einafjorden through the village of Eina
in Vestre Toten
municipality, northwards through Reinsvoll
, Raufoss
and Hunndalen before it runs into Mjøsa
in Gjøvik
. In Gjøvik the river splits between the two suburbs of Nordbyen and Sørbyen.
Before it was known as the Hunn, the name came from the Anglo-Saxon word (Húð), meaning hunter, which also gave the name of the village of Hunn in Vardal
. The village of Hunndalen, south of Gjøvik
municipality, is also named after this river.
Hunnselva meets Toten
in an area rich in calcium, east of the river, and less rich in calcium on the east. There is more iron on the east side of the river.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
which runs from the end of Einafjorden through the village of Eina
Eina
Eina is a village in Vestre Toten municipality, Oppland, Norway. The population is 677. The village is one of the destinations on the railroad track Gjøvikbanen, between Jaren and Raufoss....
in Vestre Toten
Vestre Toten
Vestre Toten is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Raufoss.-Name:...
municipality, northwards through Reinsvoll
Reinsvoll
Reinsvoll is a village in Vestre Toten municipality, Norway. Its population is in the region of 1,119. It is located between Eina and Raufoss, and has a train station on Gjøvikbanen Reinsvoll has been mentioned as early as in 1600 in books. Today it has some stores, a fuel station along with a...
, Raufoss
Raufoss
Raufoss is the municipal centre of Vestre Toten, a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, 10 kilomenters south of the larger town Gjøvik. It has approximately 6,000 inhabitants. The largest employer is what was earlier Raufoss Ammunitions factory, now split into several sub companies...
and Hunndalen before it runs into Mjøsa
Mjøsa
Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about 100 km north of Oslo...
in Gjøvik
Gjøvik
is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality...
. In Gjøvik the river splits between the two suburbs of Nordbyen and Sørbyen.
Before it was known as the Hunn, the name came from the Anglo-Saxon word (Húð), meaning hunter, which also gave the name of the village of Hunn in Vardal
Vardal
Vardal is a former municipality in Oppland county, Norway.It was created in 1837 as Vardal formannskapsdistrikt. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 2,921...
. The village of Hunndalen, south of Gjøvik
Gjøvik
is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality...
municipality, is also named after this river.
Hunnselva meets Toten
Toten
Toten is a traditional district in Oppland county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten, Vestre Toten, and Gjøvik.Toten was a petty kingdom in the early Viking Ages, with Halfdan Hvitbeinn as the most notable king....
in an area rich in calcium, east of the river, and less rich in calcium on the east. There is more iron on the east side of the river.