Basmo Fortress lies on an isolated mountain outcrop between lakes Rødenessjøen and Hemnessjøen in the northwestern part of the municipality.Marker's coat-of-arms dates from modern times, having been granted on 16 April 1982.They are a type of hook, normally on a long pole, used to drive tree trunks through the rivers.It belongs to Østre Borgesyssel deanery in the Church of Norway's Borg Diocese.The building, which is of Romanesque architectural style and dates from 1230, has a rectangular nave and a lower and narrower choir.