Kvam, Innlandet
{{Short description|Village in Nord-Fron, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Kvam
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Kvam Nord-Fron.jpg
|image_caption = View of the village
|pushpin_map = Innlandet#Norway
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Innlandet
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Gudbrandsdalen
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Nord-Fron Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_total_km2 = 1.15
|population_as_of = 2021
|population_total = 774
|population_density_km2 = 676
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 2642 Kvam
|coordinates = {{coord|61.665|9.68773|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 262
|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Kvam, Nord-Fron |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-164012/Norge/Innlandet/Nord-Fron/Kvam |publisher=yr.no |accessdate=2022-06-11}}}}
Kvam is a village in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, along the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, about {{convert|10|km}} northwest of the town of Vinstra. The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both run through the village. The railroad stops at the Kvam Station. The {{convert|1.15|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2021) of 774 and a population density of {{convert|676|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |date=2021-01-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}
History
File:Kvam church, Nord-Fron, Norway (with graveyard).jpg
During the military campaign in Norway in 1940, Kvam was the scene of a battle between German and British forces. During the battle, the original Kvam Church that was built in 1776 was destroyed by the Germans. In 1952, after the war, the current Kvam Church was constructed on the same site.{{Cite book |last=Ole Arnfinn Torgersrud |title=Årbok for Gudbrandsdalen 1952 |date=1952 |publisher=Dølaringen |editor-last=Høgåsen |editor-first=Martinus |location=Otta |chapter=Den gamle og den nye kyrkja i Kvam}} Kvam has a British military cemetery.
The village experienced devastating floods in 2011 and 2013.{{Cite web |last=Statistics Norway |date=2006 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006 |url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821160121/http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html |archivedate=21 August 2006}}
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Category:Villages in Innlandet
Category:Populated places on the Gudbrandsdalslågen
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