Kvikne Municipality
Kvikne Municipality
Kvikne herred | |
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View of the local Kvikne Church | |
Hedmark within Norway | |
Kvikne within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates: 62°34′56″N 10°17′14″E / 62.5823041986°N 10.28710781437°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Østerdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1966 |
| • Succeeded by | Tynset Municipality and Rennebu Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kvikne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1963–1965) | Kåre Kleven (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 1,154 km2 (446 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #85 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,524 m (5,000 ft) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,092 |
| • Rank | #422 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −13.3% |
| Demonym | Kviknedøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0440 |
Kvikne is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 1,154-square-kilometre (446 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1966. The area is now divided between Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county and Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county. The area was one of the northernmost parts of the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Kvikne where Kvikne Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1966, the 1,154-square-kilometre (446 sq mi) municipality was the 85th largest by area out of the 466 municipalities in Norway. Kvikne Municipality was the 422nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,092. The municipality's population density was 0.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.3/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 13.3% over the previous 10-year period.
Copper mining and soapstone quarries were historically significant industries in the municipality.