Kongsvinger travel guide

Kongsvinger is a city and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway.
A patch of land on both sides of the river Glomma with an area of approximately 1 square km was separated from Vinger as a town by royal charter in 1854.The municipalities of Vinger and Brandval were merged with Kongsvinger January 1, 1964. Kongsvinger briefly lost its status as a town after this amalgation, but was later reinstated with its town status.
Kongsvinger is situated on both sides of the river Glomma, where the south-going river takes a sharp north-westward turn. The Kongsvinger Fortress is the main landmark, situated on a hill west and north of the river. Kongsvinger is a regional center of the Glåmdal region, which is made up of the southern parts of Hedmark county. It is bordered to the West by Sør-Odal, to the North by Grue, and to the south by Eidskog. To the east it borders Sweden. (...) more....

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