Matrand

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title: "Matrand" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["eidskog-municipality", "villages-in-innlandet"] description: "Village in Eidskog Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/eidskog-municipality" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrand" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Eidskog Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Matrand
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Eidskog skolemuseum.jpg
image_caption	View of the Eidskog School Museum in Matrand
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Innlandet#Norway
pushpin_label_position	top
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
elevation_m	135
elevation_footnotes
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Matrand is a village in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located approximately 20 km south of the town of Kongsvinger and about 5 km north of the village of Skotterud. Matrand is approximately 15 km northwest of the border with Sweden. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 2 and the Kongsvingerbanen railway line.

History

Battle of Matrand

Main article: 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).

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Eidskog_kirke.jpg" caption="[[Eidskog Church]] at Matrand"] ::

Attractions

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.

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.

References

References

1. "Matrand, Eidskog". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. "Andreas Samuel Krebs". Norsk biografisk leksikon.
4. "Herr Carl Pontus Gahn af Colquhoun". dalregementetsmuseer.
5. "Eidskog kirke". Norske Kirkebygg.
6. "Historien om skolemuseet på Matrand". eidskogmuseum.no.

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