Brekken or Brekkebygd ( sma, Prahke) is a mountain village in Røros municipality in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

county,

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. The village is located at the eastern end of the lake Aursunden, just about west of the border with Sweden and about northeast of the town of Røros. The village has a school, shop,

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, sports fields, and

Brekken Church Brekken Church ( no, Brekken kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Røros municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brekken, at the eastern end of the lake Aursunden. It is the church for the B ...

. 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

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. The area contains several sites of interest to botanists,

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s and

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s. The village was settled in the mid-1600s when the mining industry began in the Røros area. The village was the

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of the municipality of Brekken from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964.

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Røros Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub