Skreia is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located on the western shore of the large lake

Mjøsa Mjøsa is the largest lake in Norway and the fourth deepest in Norway and Europe. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about north of the city of Oslo. Its main tributary is the river Gudbrandsdalslågen flowing in from the north; the ...

, about southeast of the village of

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and about to the south of the village of Kapp. In the summers, there is a ferry from Skreia across the lake to the town of

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. The village has a population (2021) of 922 and a

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of . Skreia was the terminus of

Skreiabanen The Skreia Line () is an abandoned railway line between Reinsvoll and Skreia in Toten, Norway. The 21.97 kilometer long single track (rail), single track rail was a branch line from the Gjøvik Line. History The line was opened on 26 Novem ...

railway line. The now-abandoned railway line once ran between

Reinsvoll Reinsvoll is a village in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 4 between the villages of Eina and Raufoss. Reinsvoll has a train station that is located along the Gjøv ...

and Skreia. The single track rail was a branch line from the main

Gjøvik Line The Gjøvik Line () is a Norwegian railway line between Oslo and Gjøvik. It was originally named the North Line (''Nordbanen'') and ran between Grefsen and Røykenvik. The line was completed to Gjøvik in 1902. The Gjøvik Line was one of t ...

and it closed in 1987. Skreia is located along County Road 33 which runs between Bjørgo in

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and

Minnesund Minnesund is a village in the municipality of Eidsvoll, Norway. It is located at the southern end of lake Mjøsa Mjøsa is the largest lake in Norway and the fourth deepest in Norway and Europe. It is located in the southern part of Norway, abo ...

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. The Ostre Toten Cultural Center (''Østre Toten kulturhus'') is located in Skreia. The principal local industry is food production and the processing of potatoes and vegetables.

Notable residents

Alv Gjestvang Alv Gjestvang (13 September 1937 − 26 November 2016) was a Norwegian speed skater and Olympic medalist, born in Østre Toten. He received a bronze medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo,Inger Lise Rypdal Inger Lise Rypdal (born 14 December 1949 in Lena, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress in several different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical. She is the sister of singer Maj Britt Andersen and was married (1969–1985) to gui ...

, singer *

Maj Britt Andersen Maj Britt Andersen (born 15 November 1956) is a Norwegian singer. Biography She was born in Østre Toten and is a sister of Inger Lise Rypdal. Her album ''Folk er rare'' from 1986 earned her Spellemannprisen. She was singing in the soul grou ...

, singer

Media gallery

BRUA I SKREIA SENTRUM.JPG, Skreia Bridge Skreia en høstdag sett fra brua.JPG, Skreia Main Street SKREIA SENTRUM TEGLBYGG.JPG, Center of Skreia Skreia railway station.jpg, Skreia Railway Station Østre Toten kulturhus på Skreia.jpg, Østre Toten Cultural Center

References

Østre Toten Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub