Sør-Odal

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Sør-Odal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes.The parish of Søndre Odalen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).The municipality is a rural community situated along the river Glåma and around the southern side of the lake Storsjøen. It is bordered by the municipalities of Eidskog in the south, by Kongsvinger in the east, and by Nord-Odal and Grue in the north. The terrain is dominated by rolling hills, lakes, and pine forests.General informationNameThe last element is the old district name Odal . The first element of this is ó, a sideform of á which means "river" . The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale".