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]
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]