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Klovholt

Coordinates: 59°11′03″N 9°31′48″E / 59.18423°N 9.52988°E / 59.18423; 9.52988
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Klovholt
Village
View of the village school
View of the village school
Klovholt is located in Telemark
Klovholt
Klovholt
Location of the village
Klovholt is located in Norway
Klovholt
Klovholt
Klovholt (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°11′03″N 9°31′48″E / 59.18423°N 9.52988°E / 59.18423; 9.52988
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictGrenland
MunicipalitySkien Municipality
Elevation57 m (187 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3729 Skien

Klovholt is a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the southern tip of the lake Norsjø. The village of Åfoss lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north, the village of Melum lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the northwest, and the town of Skien lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east.

Klovholt is heavily wooded and one of its major exports is timber.[2] Solum Church is located just south of the village.

History

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Klovholt was administratively a part of Solum Municipality from 1 January 1838 (when municipalities were established in Norway) until 1 January 1964 when it became part of Skien Municipality.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Klovholt, Skien". yr.no. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ Nielsen, Karen Gurine. "Our Immigrant Ancestor from Norway: Karen Gurine Nielsdatter 1845-1910". Family Search.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.