Hanestad is a village in
Rendalen Municipality
Rendalen is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bergset. Other villages in the municipality include Hanestad, Otn ...
in
Innlandet
Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. The village is located along the river
Glomma
The Glomma, or Glåma, is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers fully 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.
Geography
At its fullest length, the ...
, about southwest of the village of
Bergset. The
Norwegian National Road 3
Norwegian National Road 3 ( no, Riksvei 3, Rv3) is a Norwegian national road that is the main route through the Østerdalen district in Eastern Norway. It has been dubbed which means 'the green shortcut' by the old Hedmark County Municipality. T ...
runs through the village. The
Rørosbanen railway line also runs through the village, stopping at Hanestad Station, the only railroad station in
Rendalen
Rendalen is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bergset. Other villages in the municipality include Hanestad, Otn ...
. In 2021, the village had 40 residents.
In Hanestad there is a gas station/service center, an inn,
Hanestad Station, and
Hanestad Church. About north of Hanestad is the waterfall . About north of Hanestad is
Jutulhogget, one of northern Europe's longest canyons.
References
External links
Hanestad - The Pearl Of ØsterdalenHanestad in Østerdalen
Rendalen
Villages in Innlandet
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