Brandval is a parish and former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.Brandval is located in the Norwegian traditional district of Solør. The parish forms the northern part of Kongsvinger municipality. Brandval is situated north of Kongsvinger on the Glåma river. Brandval was separated from Grue municipality in 1867. In 1941 part of Grue was transferred into Brandval. The municipalities of Brandval and Vinger were merged with the city and municipality of Kongsvinger in 1964.Finnskogen or the Finn's forest is a belt about 32km wide and running continuously along the frontier in the districts of Austmarka, Brandval, Grue, Hof, Åsnes, and Våler.The nameThe municipality is named after the old farm Brandval, since the first church was built there . The first element is brandr m 'fire; burning', the last element is váll m 'clearance made by the use of fire'.Brandval ChurchBrandval church is a neo-Gothic, cruciform church dating from 1651. the church was built of wood. The church was subject to a restoration in 1839 and underwent a renovation in 1876-77. Johan Heinrich Günther Schüssler was the architect behind the rebuilding. The baroque pulpit and altar date from 1651. They were made by Lauritz Lauritzen and painted by Thomas Blix in 1728. The Baptismal font is from the Middle Ages.
Legg til dette kortet på nettstedet ditt;
Vi bruker informasjonskapsler og annen sporingsteknologi for å forbedre din nettleseropplevelse på nettstedet vårt, for å vise deg personlig innhold og målrettede annonser, for å analysere nettstrafikken vår og for å forstå hvor våre besøkende kommer fra. Personvernregler
