Matrand
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Matrand
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Eidskog skolemuseum.jpg
|image_caption = View of the Eidskog School Museum in Matrand
|pushpin_map = Innlandet#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = top
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Innlandet
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Vinger
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Eidskog Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 2235 Matrand
|coordinates = {{coord|60.02921|12.12438|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 135
|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Matrand, Eidskog |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-90596/Norge/Innlandet/Eidskog/Matrand |publisher=yr.no |accessdate=2022-03-20}}}}
Matrand is a village in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located approximately {{convert|20|km}} south of the town of Kongsvinger and about {{convert|5|km}} north of the village of Skotterud. Matrand is approximately {{convert|15|km}} northwest of the border with Sweden. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 2 and the Kongsvingerbanen railway line.
Battle of Matrand
{{Main|Battle of Matrand}}
Matrand was host to the bloodiest battle of the entire Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814. This was where Lieutenant Colonel Andreas Samuel Krebs (1766-1818), who was leading the Norwegian forces, attacked the temporary stronghold set up by the Swedish forces led by Major General Carl Pontus Gahn (1759–1825).{{Cite web |title=Andreas Samuel Krebs |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Andreas_Samuel_Krebs |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon |accessdate=2018-09-01}}{{Cite web |title=Herr Carl Pontus Gahn af Colquhoun |url=http://www.dalregementetsmuseer.se/03_Samlingar/02_arkivalier/004_pz-biografier/03_personartiklar/05_gahn.htm |publisher=dalregementetsmuseer |accessdate=2018-09-01}}
==Eidskog Museum==
The Eidskog Museum is located at Matrand. It was officially opened on 7 June 1985 as the first museum facility in Eidskog. This building had been a primary school for Matrand from 1879 until 1971. There are permanent exhibitions of school material, as well as banner exhibitions.{{Cite web |title=Historien om skolemuseet på Matrand |url=https://eidskogmuseum.no/historien-om-skolemuseet |publisher=eidskogmuseum.no |accessdate=2018-09-01}}
File:Eidskog kirke.jpg at Matrand]]
Eidskog Church
{{main article|Eidskog Church}}
Eidskog Church is located at Matrand. It was built of wood in 1665. The architect and builder was Knut Mortensen. The church has a baroque altarpiece from 1667. The brass baptismal font was given as a gift to the church in 1682. An Olsen & Jørgensen organ from 1898 was restored in 1974. The church is part of the Diocese of Hamar and can seat 350 people.{{Cite web |title=Eidskog kirke |url=http://norske-kirkebygg.origo.no/-/bulletin/show/476156_eidskog-kirke?ref=checkpoint |publisher=Norske Kirkebygg |accessdate=2018-09-01}}
References
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External links
- [https://eidskogmuseum.no/ Eidskog Museum website]
- [http://www.eidskogkirken.no/ Eidskog Church website]
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