Kvikkjokk
Sign in to saveKvikkjokk () (Lule Sámi: Huhttán) is a small village situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden. It is located 120 km northwest of Jokkmokk. Several hiking trails start in Kvikkjokk. Kungsleden passes through the village and it is a popular starting point for hikers going into Sarek National Park.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kvikkjokk
- Region
- Norrbotten
- Country
- Sverige
- Population
- 18
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kvikkjokk
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kvikkjokk from Sjnjerak.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Jokkmokk Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Norrbotten County
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lapland
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2007
- Settlement.population_total
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Jokkmokk Municipality
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Kvikkjokk from Sjnjerak.jpg
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- Etymology
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Kvikkjokk () (Lule Sámi: Huhttán) is a small village situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden. It is located 120 km northwest of Jokkmokk. Several hiking trails start in Kvikkjokk. Kungsleden passes through the village and it is a popular starting point for hikers going into Sarek National Park.
== Etymology == The name derives from the Lule Sámi ''Kuoi'hka-johko'' "gushing river" which is another name for the river Gamájåhkå ("river as murky as reindeer milk's whey"). The modern Sámi name Huhttán derives from the ore smelting hut which once stood in the village, the Swedish word for 'the hut' being hyttan.