Braskereidfoss is a village in
Våler 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 along the river
Glomma
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Geography
At its fullest length, the river r ...
, about north of the
village of Våler. The
Norwegian National Road 2
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and the
Solørbanen railway line both run through the village.
The village has a population (2024) of 249 and a
population density
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of .
Braskereidfoss Station
Braskereidfoss is a village in Våler Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glomma, about north of the village of Våler. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both run throu ...
lies along the
Solørbanen railway line which is currently a freight-only railway line since 1994. This is the only operating station between
Elverum Station
Elverum Station is a railway station located at Vestad, on the west side of Glomma in the town of Elverum which is located in Elverum Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The station is on the Røros Line, in addition to being the terminus ...
in
Elverum
Elverum () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Elverum ( ...
at the north end of the line and
Kongsvinger Station
Kongsvinger Station () is a railway station located in downtown Kongsvinger, Norway, on the Kongsvinger Line and Solør Line. The station was built in 1862 as part of the Kongsvinger Lin and designed in Swiss chalet style by Heinrich Ernst Schirm ...
in
Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...
at south end. This station is primarily used for the on-loading of
lumber
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, used by the local
forestry
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industry.
The village is also close to an
hydroeelectric generation dam,
Braskereidfoss powerstation
Braskereidfoss is a village in Våler Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glomma, about north of the village of Våler. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both run throu ...
situated on the nearby
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 ...
river. The dam suffered a catastrophic failure during heavy rains and flooding in August 2023.
References
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Våler, Innlandet
Villages in Innlandet