Skarnes

Skarnes is the administrative centre of Sør-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is situated along the river Glomma, about halfway between the villages of Disenå and Sander. The new Sør-Odal municipal hall is located in the village, and construction was completed in 2010.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Skarnes
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Skarnes stasjon.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village railway station
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Innlandet#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Innlandet
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Odalen
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Country: Norway
Located in: Sør-Odal Municipality
Population: 2766
Area: 2.43
Capital of: Sør-Odal Municipality
Image: Skarnes bru.jpg

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Commons category: Skarnes

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Encyclopedic overview

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Location
Notable people
References

The Kongsvingerbanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at Skarnes Station, which opened in 1862. The European route E16 highway also runs through the village. The Oppstad Church is located about north of the village.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skarnes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.