Yset
Yset
Kvikne | |
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Village | |
 View of the village church | |
  Yset Location of the village  Yset Yset (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 62°33′57″N 10°19′20″E / 62.5657°N 10.3223°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Østerdalen |
| Municipality | Tynset |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 2590 Yset |
Yset or Kvikne 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[2] about 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the village of Innset and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of the village of Tynset. Norwegian National Road 3 passes through the village.[3]
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.[4]
The Norwegian author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was born at the Bjørgan parsonage in Kvikne.
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[edit]
- ^ "Yset, Tynset". yr.no. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Mæhlum, Lars. "Ya – elv i Hedmark". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ Rv. 3 gang-/sykkelveg Yset samvirkelag-vollan bru. Hamar: Statens vegvesen. 2007. p. 3. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Eidsfossen". Kvikne i storbukkens rike. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Kvikne (in Norwegian)
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