Official Name: | Braskereidfoss |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Innlandet#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Innlandet |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Solør |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Våler Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.03 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 229 |
Population Density Km2: | 223 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 2435 Braskereidfoss |
Coordinates: | 60.7247°N 11.802°W |
Elevation M: | 181 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
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 through the village.[2]
The 1.03km2 village has a population (2021) of 229 and a population density of .[3]
Braskereidfoss Station 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 in Elverum at the north end of the line and Kongsvinger Station in Kongsvinger at south end. This station is primarily used for the on-loading of lumber, used by the local forestry industry.[4]
The village is also close to an electricity generation dam on the river.[5]