Kvam, Innlandet Explained

Official Name:Kvam
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gudbrandsdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Nord-Fron Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.15
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:774
Population Density Km2:676
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2642 Kvam
Coordinates:61.665°N 9.6877°W
Elevation M:262
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Kvam is a village in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, along the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, about northwest of the town of Vinstra. The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both run through the village. The railroad stops at the Kvam Station. The 1.15km2 village has a population (2021) of 774 and a population density of .[2]

History

During the military campaign in Norway in 1940, Kvam was the scene of a battle between German and British forces. During the battle, the original Kvam Church that was built in 1776 was destroyed by the Germans. In 1952, after the war, the current Kvam Church was constructed on the same site.[3] Kvam has a British military cemetery.

The village experienced devastating floods in 2011 and 2013.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kvam, Nord-Fron . . 2022-06-11.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality . Statistics Norway.
  3. Book: Ole Arnfinn Torgersrud . Årbok for Gudbrandsdalen 1952 . 1952 . Dølaringen . Høgåsen . Martinus . Otta . Den gamle og den nye kyrkja i Kvam.
  4. Web site: Statistics Norway . 2006 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060821160121/http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html . 21 August 2006.