Skarnes

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]

Skarnes
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
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
MunicipalitySør-Odal
Population
 (2018)
  Total2 456[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2100

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

Sources and further reading


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