Brekken Explained

Official Name:Brekken
Other Name:Brekkebygd
Native Name:Prahke
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Trøndelag
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gauldalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Røros
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7370 Brekkebygd
Coordinates:62.6484°N 11.8652°W
Elevation M:707
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Brekken or Brekkebygd (Southern Sami: Prahke) is a mountain village in the Røros municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. 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.[2]

The village has a school, shop, gas station, post office, bank, sports fields, and Brekken Church. 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 fishing. The area contains several sites of interest to botanists, geologists and ornithologists. The village was settled in the mid-1600s when the mining industry began in the Røros area.

The village was the administrative centre of the municipality of Brekken from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brekkebyd, Røros (Sør-Trøndelag) . . 13 January 2018.
  2. Encyclopedia: Brekken - bygd . Morten . Haugen . 13 January 2018 . 18 July 2017 . . . Norwegian.