Brandval
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Brandval is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.
Brandval was separated from Grue in 1867. It was merged with Kongsvinger January 1, 1964. At the time of the merger Brandval had a population of 4,384.
Finnskogen or the Finn's forest is a belt about 32 km (20 miles) wide and running continuously along the frontier in the districts of Austmarka, Brandval, Grue, Hof, Åsnes, and Våler.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Brandval (Norse Brandváll), since the first church was built there (in 1648). The first element is brandr m 'fire; burning', the last element is váll m 'clearance made by the use of fire'.
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