Kirkenær

Kirkenær^[3] is the administrative centre of Grue Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Glomma. The village of Namnå lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north and the village of Grinder about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) to the south.

Kirkenær
Village
View of the farmhouse on the Kirkenær farm which gave its name to the village
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Coordinates: 60.4579°N 12.05855°E / 60.4579; 12.05855
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Innlandet
District	Solør
Municipality	Grue Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	153 m (502 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	1,225
• Density	616/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	2260 Kirkenær

Grue Church is located on the south side of the village. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both run through the village.

The 1.99-square-kilometre (490-acre) village has a population (2024) of 1,225 and a population density of 616 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,600/sq mi).^[1]

History

The place is named after the Kirkenær farm and is located in the middle of Solør.

In 1822, the Grue Church fire occurred at Grue Church which was at the time located a little to the northwest of Kirkenær. At least 113 people perished in the fire, in addition to the destruction of the church. Afterwards, the church was rebuilt about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south, closer to the village.

When the Solørbanen railway was completed to Kirkenær in 1893, the village rapidly grew around the railway station.

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