Skarnes
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Skarnes | |
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Village | |
 Skarnes railway station, Innlandet, Norway. Built 1862. Architects: Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno | |
  Skarnes Location within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 60°15′0″N 11°41′0″E / 60.25000°N 11.68333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| Municipality | Sør-Odal |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 2 456[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2100 |
Skarnes is the administrative centre of Sør-Odal municipality, Innlandet county, Norway. Its population in 2018 was 2,456, according to Statistics Norway[2] Sør-odal city hall is located in the village, when construction was finished in 2010.[3]
The local railway station, opened in 1862, is served by Kongsvingerbanen.
Skarnes is divided by the river Glåma, the longest river in Norway.
Location
The village consists of three parts, det "original" Skarnes on the east side of the river Glomma, Tronbøl which is located south of Glomma and the third part, Korsmo, on the west side of the river.
Famous people from Skarnes
- Charles Berstad (1964–), football player
- Magnus Gullerud (1991–), handball player
- Kent Håvard Eriksen (1991–), football player
- Kåre Tveter (1922–2012), painter
- Øystein Sunde (1947–), musician
- Hanne Tveter (1974–), jazz vocalist
- Elias Akselsen (1947–), singer
- Veronica Akselsen (1986–), singer
Sources and further reading
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