Kvikne

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Kvikne is a rural village area in central Norway, known historically for mining and as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
birthplaceOf Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
climate continental subarctic climate
country Norway
countryCode NO
hasCulturalAssociation Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s childhood environment
hasCulturalHeritage Norwegian rural traditions
hasEconomicActivity livestock farming
outdoor tourism
hasHistoricalActivity mining
hasHistoricalPeriod 17th-century mining boom
hasHistoricalSite Kvikne Copper Works
hasIndustry agriculture
forestry
hasLandscapeFeature forests
mountains
river valleys
hasNearbyMountainArea Kviknefjella
hasNotableEvent historical mining operations
hasPostalCountry Norway
hasReligiousBuilding Innset Church
Kvikne Church
historicalRegion Hedmark
knownFor copper mining
iron mining
mining history
rural character
languageUsed Norwegian
linked to: Norwegian language
locatedIn Innlandet county
Tynset Municipality
linked to: Tynset municipality
locatedInCountrySubdivision former Kvikne Municipality
locatedInDistrict Østerdalen
locatedInRegion Central Norway
linked to: central Norway
notablePerson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
partOf Østerdalen valley system
linked to: Østerdalen
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
traversedBy Norwegian National Road 3

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