Skarnes is the

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Sør-Odal Municipality Sør-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes. Other villages in Sør-Odal include Disenå and Sander. T ...

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,

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. The village lies 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 half-way between the villages of

Disenå Disenå is a village in Sør-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The main part of the village is located south of the river Glomma, about southwest of the village of Skarnes. The Kongsvingerbanen railway line passes through the villa ...

and

Sander A sander is a power tool used to smooth surfaces by abrasion with sandpaper. Sanders have a means to attach the sandpaper and a mechanism to move it rapidly contained within a housing with means to hand-hold it or fix it to a workbench. Woodwo ...

. The new Sør-Odal municipal hall is located in the village. Construction was finished in 2010. The

Kongsvingerbanen The Kongsvinger Line ( no, Kongsvingerbanen) is a railway line between the towns of Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger in Norway and onwards to Charlottenberg in Sweden. The railway was opened on 3 October 1862 and is Norway's second standard gauge ...

railway line runs through the village, stopping at

Skarnes Station Skarnes Station ( no, Skarnes stasjon) is a railway station located at Skarnes in Sør-Odal, Norway. It is on the Kongsvinger Line (''Kongsvingerbanen''). The station was constructed in 1862 as part of the opening of the Kongsvinger Line. The rai ...

which opened in 1862. The

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highway runs through the village. The

Oppstad Church Oppstad Church ( no, Oppstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Odal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppstad. It is the church for the Oppstad parish which is part of the Solør, ...

is located about north of the village. The village has a population (2021) of 2,557 and a

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of .

Location

The village consists of three parts. The "original" Skarnes is on the south side of the river

, near a bridge. The area called ''Tronbøl'' is south of the original village area, on the same side of the river. The third part of the village is ''Korsmo'', across the river to the northwest.

Notable people

Charles Berstad Charles Berstad (born 29 November 1964) is a retired Norwegian football player and current coach. He played for Disenå, Skarnes before playing for Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1992. He then played for Bodø/Glimt from 1993 to 1994, then Kongsv ...

(born 1964), football player *

Magnus Gullerud Magnus Gullerud (born 13 November 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. He started out playing handball for Skarnes Håndball ...

(born 1991), handball player *

Kent Håvard Eriksen Kent Håvard Eriksen (born 29 May 1991) is a forer Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Eriksen was born in Skarnes. He made his debut for Elverum in the 0–0 draw against Nybergsund on 14 April 2012. He scored his first ...

(born 1991), football player *

Kåre Tveter Kåre Tveter (25 January 1922 – 21 March 2012) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was born in Sør-Odal. His breakthrough as artist came in 1965. He is represented at various galleries, including the National Gallery of Norway and th ...

(1922–2012), painter *

Øystein Sunde Øystein Olaf Sunde (born 24 January 1947) is a Norwegian folk singer and guitarist. He is known for his high-speed guitar and banjo style and his satirical lyrics. Although often regarded as a comedian, Sunde is a versatile guitarist who has p ...

(born 1947), musician *

Hanne Tveter Hanne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hanne Blank (born 1969), American historian, writer, editor and public speaker * Hanne Budtz (1915–2004), Danish politician and lawyer * Hanne Darboven (born 1941), German c ...

(born 1974), jazz vocalist * Elias Akselsen (born 1947), singer * Veronica Akselsen (born 1986), singer

References

Sør-Odal Villages in Innlandet Populated places on the Glomma River {{Innlandet-geo-stub