Klovholt
Village in Skien, Norway
Village in Eastern Norway, Norway
59°11′03″N 9°31′48″E / 59.18423°N 9.52988°E / 59.18423; 9.529883729 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
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
- ^ "Klovholt, Skien". yr.no. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Nielsen, Karen Gurine. "Our Immigrant Ancestor from Norway: Karen Gurine Nielsdatter 1845-1910". Family Search.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
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