Kvikne

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Quichne (archaic)

Proper noun

Kvikne

1. a town in the valley between Tynset and Berkåk in Norway
2. a town on the Vinstra river between the towns Vinstra and Skåbu, also in Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Kvikne

1. a town in the valley between Tynset and Berkåk in Norway, which shares cultural and linguistical similarities both with Trøndelag and Austlandet. Formerly known as a large mining place (w:Kvikne Copper Works).
2. a municipality which had the administrative center in this town. Had two parishes. In 1966 the one parish (Innset sokn) became part of Trøndelag, while the other part (Kvikne itself) became part of Tynset municipality, which currently is an administrative unit of Innlandet.
3. a town on the Vinstra river between the towns Vinstra and Skåbu, also in Norway