Murjek ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmɵ̌rjɛk] ) is a village situated in Jokkmokk Municipality , Norrbotten County , Sweden with 83 inhabitants in 2005.
5-481: The village is a popular train stop for hikers and tourists, as buses to Kvikkjokk go from Murjek. Kvikkjokk is a common starting point for hikes into Sarek National Park . This article about a location in Norrbotten County , Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kvikkjokk Kvikkjokk ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkvɪ̌kːjɔk] ) ( Lule Sámi : Huhttán )
10-679: 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 . 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
15-681: The ore smelting hut which once stood in the village, the Swedish word for 'the hut' being hyttan . The Kvikkjokk area is traditionally Sámi . The first Swedish settelment in the area came after 1659 when it became known that silver was present in the nearby mountain Silbbatjåhkkå (Kedkevare). The first smelting began in 1662 and in 1672 mining was expanded also to the mountain Álggávárre (Alkavare). The mines and huts were collectively known as Luleå Silververk ( Luleå Silverworks). The settlement steadily grew until 1702 when production stopped, leading to
20-476: The proximity to the Norwegian border have greater maritime moderation with milder winters and quite a bit cooler summers. Kvikkjokk instead is quite reminiscent of Lapland's largest town Kiruna in terms of climate, only with wider temperature swings. The record low temperature of −43.6 °C (−46.5 °F) was registered on 3 January 2024. This article about a location in Norrbotten County , Sweden
25-494: The vast majority of the Swedish population leaving the settlement. Left were only the priest and bell-ringer . Only near the end of the 1700s did any new settlers begin coming me to the area. Kvikkjokk has a subarctic climate ( Köppen Dfc ). It is one of the most continental climates of the Nordics, with 20 °C (68 °F) summer highs and −20 °C (−4 °F) winter lows in terms of averages. Areas to its north that share
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