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Yset

Coordinates: 62°33′52″N 10°19′24″E / 62.56457°N 10.32343°E / 62.56457; 10.32343
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Yset
Kvikne
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Map
Kvikne is located in Innlandet
Kvikne
Kvikne
Kvikne is located in Norway
Kvikne
Kvikne
Coordinates: 62°33′52″N 10°19′24″E / 62.56457°N 10.32343°E / 62.56457; 10.32343
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictØsterdalen
MunicipalityTynset Municipality
Elevation560 m (1,840 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2590 Yset

Yset[2] or Kvikne[3] is a village in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The mountain village is located near the mountain pass that lies between the large Østerdalen valley and Trøndelag county.

The village is located along the Orkla River at the confluence with the Ya River[4] about 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the village of Innset and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of the town of Tynset. Norwegian National Road 3 passes through the village.[5]

The old dam construction for the Eidsfossen Hydroelectric Power Station can be seen from National Road 3 about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) south of Yset.[6]

History

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The village was the administrative centre of the old Kvikne Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1966.[7]

The Norwegian author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was born at the Bjørgan parsonage near Kvikne Church which lies in the village.

Vollan gård in Kvikne is the site of the national park center for the nearby Forollhogna National Park. The farm was the site for filming of the movie Secondløitnanten in 1993.

References

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  1. ^ "Yset, Tynset". yr.no. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn: Yset". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn: Kvikne". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  4. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (2024-11-26). "Ya (elv)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  5. ^ Rv. 3 gang-/sykkelveg Yset samvirkelag-vollan bru. Hamar: Statens vegvesen. 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  6. ^ "Eidsfossen". Kvikne i storbukkens rike. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  7. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (2024-11-27). "Kvikne (tidlegare kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
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