Raufoss

Village in Vestre Toten, Norway

Town/City in Eastern Norway, Norway

60°43′34″N 10°36′48″E / 60.72604°N 10.6133°E / 60.72604; 10.6133CountryNorwayRegionEastern NorwayCountyInnlandetDistrictTotenMunicipalityVestre Toten (and Gjøvik)Established as Town (By)2019Area

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• Total7.11 km² (2.75 sq mi)Elevation

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320 m (1,050 ft)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total7,839 • Density1,102/km² (2,850/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

2830 Raufoss

Raufoss is a town^[1] in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the larger town of Gjøvik. The town is located along the municipal border with the neighboring Gjøvik Municipality and the actual urban area of Raufoss does cross the border slightly, including a small part of Gjøvik as well (as defined by Statistics Norway).^[4]

The 7.11-square-kilometre (1,760-acre) town has a population (2021) of 7,839 and a population density of 1,102 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,850/sq mi). Of these numbers, 6.71 square kilometres (1,660 acres) of the town and 7,565 people live in the Vestre Toten part of the town and 0.4 square kilometres (99 acres) of the town and 274 people live in the part of Raufoss that is in Gjøvik.^[2]

The village of Raufoss was given town status in 2019.^[5]

Etymology

The town is named after a waterfall in the river Hunnselva. The first element is raud which means "red", and the last element is foss which means "waterfall". The color red indicates traces of iron in the river bed.^[4]

Economic and cultural activities

The largest employer is what was earlier Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, now split into several sub companies. These include Nammo, Hydro Aluminium and Raufoss Technology.^[4]

Raufoss is also the second to last stop on the Gjøvikbanen railway line. The station also has a local bus service.

The community has an active sports community pivoting around the sports club Raufoss I.L. where the football team has been the most prominent part of the club. Raufoss Fotball currently plays in Norwegian 1st Division.

In addition to sports, Raufoss has an active music community which has fostered such musicians as Ronni Le Tekrø of rock band TNT (band).

References

^ ^a ^b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Raufoss, Vestre Toten". yr.no. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Raufoss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "Raufoss fikk bystatus". NRK (in Norwegian). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.