Klovholt | |
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Village | |
 View of the village school | |
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| Coordinates: 59°11′03″N 9°31′48″E / 59.18423°N 9.52988°E / 59.18423; 9.52988 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Grenland |
| Municipality | Skien Municipality |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+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
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
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.