Brandval
Former municipality in Hedmark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former municipality in Hedmark, Norway. For the village in Kongsvinger, Norway, see Brandval (village).
Brandval is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 587-square-kilometre (227 sq mi) municipality[3] existed from 1867 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Kongsvinger Municipality. It was located in the southern part of the traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the old municipality was the village of Brandval where Brandval Church is located. The municipality included the populated Glomma river valley in the west and the more sparsely populated Finnskogen forest area in the east.[4]
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Brandval Municipality
Brandval herred | |
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Coordinates: 60°19′N 12°02′E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hedmark |
District | Solør |
Established | 1 Jan 1867 |
• Preceded by | Grue Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Kongsvinger Municipality |
Administrative centre | Brandval |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 587 km2 (227 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 4,384 |
• Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Demonym | Brandvalsokning[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0422[2] |
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