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Øyfjell is a village in Vinje municipality, Norway. As many other rural villages in Norway, Øyfjell has witnessed a decline in population. Currently the village is trying to reverse the development with a project called Øyfjell City, which aims to draw people and businesses to the village.

Øyfjell
Village
Coordinates: 59°34′25″N 8°11′11″E
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)

The current name is derived from Ødefjeld (translating to desolate mountain) which is connected to the impact left on the village by the Black Death. A stave church, Øyfjell stave church, was previously located here but is now dismantled.

External links

• (in Norwegian) Official site

Øyfjell have now regained a lot of new people and are now increasing! because of Øyfjell City!

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