Einavatnet

Einavatnet
with the farmland along the lake
Location	Vestre Toten, Oppland
Coordinates	60°34′47″N 10°38′04″E / 60.57972°N 10.63444°E / 60.57972; 10.63444Coordinates: 60°34′47″N 10°38′04″E / 60.57972°N 10.63444°E / 60.57972; 10.63444
Basin countries	Norway
Surface area	13.52 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Surface elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)

Einavatnet is a lake which lies in Vestre Toten municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It has an area of 13.52 square kilometres (5.22 sq mi) and is 39.54 kilometres (24.57 mi) around. It lies at an elevation of 398 metres (1,306 ft) above sea level.^[1]

Name

The Norse form of the name was probably just *Eini. This name is derived from einir m 'juniper' (referring to the vegetation around the lake). The last element -vatnet (the finitt form of vatn n 'water, lake') is a later addition.

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