Rena, Norway
Rena is a small town in eastern Norway. It is the administrative centre of Åmot municipality in the Norwegian county of Hedmark. Rena is a rural town situated at the meeting point of Glomma and Rena rivers.
Its population was 2,263 in 2017. There is a train station of the Røros Line in Rena.
A campus of Hedmark University College is located there. There are two Chinese restaurants, a public cinema, and several hotels.
The valley of Østerdalen, where it lies, is a mountainous and forested area used by the military for special forces training; the Norwegian army's Rena military camp is located nearby. The surrounding area has several lakes, forests and rivers.
Rena is the starting point of both the Birkebeinerrennet ski race and the Birkebeinerrittet Mountain bike race.
Just northeast of Rena is the Rena Military Camp, Norway's largest military camp.Notable people that were born or lived in Rena include:
Rena has a subarctic climate although it has some of the warmest summer days in Norway. Winters are very cold and snowy.
