Skarnes is the administrative centre of Sør-Odal

Sør-Odal

Sør-Odal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes....

 municipality, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. Its population (2008) is 2,210.

The local railway station

Skarnes Station

Skarnes Station is a railway station located in Skarnes in Sør-Odal, Norway on Kongsvingerbanen. The station was constructed in 1862 as part of Kongsvingerbanen. The station is served ten times daily Oslo Commuter Rail line 460 operated by Norges Statsbaner and the express trains to Sweden...

, opened in 1862, is served by Kongsvingerbanen

Kongsvingerbanen

The Kongsvinger Line is a railway line between the towns of Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger in Norway and onwards to Charlottenberg in Sweden. The railway was opened on 3 October 1862 and is Norway's second standard gauge line . It was electrified in 1951...

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Skarnes is divided by the river Glåma, the longest river in Norway. The river Oppstadåa runs into Glåma at Skarnes. Oppstadåa is one of the longest rivers running both ways in Norway. This effect is created by floods, dams, melting snow in the mountains in spring and low water during summer.

Skarnes is the home of folk singer Øystein Sunde

Øystein Sunde

Øystein Olaf Sunde is a Norwegian folk singer and guitarist. He is known for his high-speed guitar and banjo style and his satirical lyrics...

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