Brekken

Brekken or Brekkebygd (Southern Sami: Prahke) is a mountain village in Røros municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the lake Aursunden, just about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the border with Sweden and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the town of Røros.[2]

For the former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway, see Brekken (municipality).
Brekken

Prahke

Brekkebygd
Village
View of the village church
Brekken
Location of the village
Brekken
Brekken (Norway)
Coordinates: 62.6484°N 11.8652°E / 62.6484; 11.8652
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
MunicipalityRøros
Elevation707 m (2,320 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7370 Brekkebygd

The village has a school, shop, gas station, post office, bank, sports fields, and Brekken Church. The small Brekken airport opened in August 2009. The mountains around Brekken are easily accessible and offer various hiking opportunities in summer and winter. With all the nearby lakes and rivers, the area abounds in good fishing. The area contains several sites of interest to botanists, geologists and ornithologists. The village was settled in the mid-1600s when the mining industry began in the Røros area.[2]

The village was the administrative centre of the municipality of Brekken from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964.

References
  1. "Brekkebyd, Røros (Sør-Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  2. Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-07-18). "Brekken - bygd". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-01-13.


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