Kirkenær

Kirkenær 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 to the north and the village of Grinder about to the south.
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 village has a population of 1,225 and a population density of.

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 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.