Magnor is a village in
Eidskog Municipality in
Innlandet county,
Norway. The village is located from the border with
Sweden
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. The village lies along the
Norwegian National Road 2 and the
Kongsvingerbanen railway line. The municipal centre,
Skotterud lies about to the northwest of Magnor and the Swedish village of
Charlottenberg lies about to the southeast of Magnor.
The village has a population (2021) of 918 and a
population density of .
The village is known as a production site for
glass, made at
Magnor Glassverk (lit. Magnor Glass Works) and also for the production of
aluminium, made at
Hydro Extrusion Norway.
During the border wars in the middle of the 17th century, there were fortifications in the area. In 1914, the famous Peace Monument was built in Magnor. It was designed by the Swedish architect
Lars Johan Lehming
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...
and funded by the
Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS) ( sv, Svenska freds- och skiljedomsföreningen) is a non-governmental organization in Sweden, dedicated to peace, disarmament and democratization. It operates by methods including publishing, lobbyin ...
to celebrate the peaceful dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway in 1905.
References
Eidskog
Villages in Innlandet
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