History
The parish of Brekken was established as a municipality in 1926 when the large municipality of Røros was split into four separate municipalities: Brekken, Glåmos, Røros bergstad, and Røros landsogn. Initially, Brekken had a population of 1,098. On 1 January 1964, the four municipalities were reunited under the name Røros. Before the merger Brekken had a population of 964.
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