Klovholt

{{Short description|Village in Skien, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Klovholt

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Klovholt Skole.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village school

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Telemark

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Grenland

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Skien Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

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|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 3729 Skien

|coordinates = {{coord|59.18423|9.52988|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 57

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Klovholt, Skien |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-2328949/Norge/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/Skien/Klovholt |access-date=2023-09-23 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

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 {{convert|2|km}} to the north, the village of Melum lies about {{convert|8|km}} to the northwest, and the town of Skien lies about {{convert|4|km}} to the east.

Klovholt is heavily wooded and one of its major exports is timber.{{Cite web |last=Nielsen |first=Karen Gurine |title=Our Immigrant Ancestor from Norway: Karen Gurine Nielsdatter 1845-1910 |url=https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/2722856 |website=Family Search}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}

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Category:Skien

Category:Villages in Telemark

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