Braskereidfoss

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Braskereidfoss is a village in Våler Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glomma, about 6 km north of the village of Våler. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both run through the village. The 1.03 km2 village has a population (2021) of 229 and a population density of 223 PD/km2. 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. The village is also close to an hydroeelectric generation dam, Braskereidfoss powerstation situated on the nearby Glomma river. The dam suffered a catastrophic failure during heavy rains and flooding in August 2023.

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