Klovholt

Klovholt

Klovholt

Village in Skien, Norway

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.

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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

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


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