Klovholt

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
Village
View of the village school
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Coordinates: 59.18423°N 9.52988°E / 59.18423; 9.52988
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Telemark
District	Grenland
Municipality	Skien Municipality
Elevation [1]	57 m (187 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	3729 Skien

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. "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.