Kirkenær is the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of
Grue Municipality in
Innlandet
Innlandet is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (Jevnaker Municipality and Lunner Municipality were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken ( ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located on the eastern shore of 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 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.
Geography
At its fullest length, the river r ...
. The village of
Namnå lies about to the north and the village of
Grinder about to the south.
Grue Church is located on the south side of the village. The
Norwegian National Road 2 and the
Solørbanen railway line both run through the village.
The village has a population (2021) of 1,231 and a
population density
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of .
History
The place is named after the Kirkenær farm and is located in the middle of
Solør.
In 1822, the
Grue Church fire occurred at
Grue Church which was at the time located a little to the northwest of Kirkenær. At least 113 people perished in the fire, in addition to the destruction of the church. Afterwards, the church was rebuilt about to the south, closer to the village.
When the
Solørbanen railway was completed to Kirkenær in 1893, the village rapidly grew around the railway station.
Media gallery
15 D 13 Kirkenær - no-nb digifoto 20150731 00147 bldsa PK28386.jpg
2057 Kirkenær st. - no-nb digifoto 20150731 00128 bldsa PK28330.jpg
9 D 13 Kirkenær - no-nb digifoto 20150731 00146 bldsa PK28384.jpg
References
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Grue, Norway
Villages in Innlandet
Populated places on the Glomma River