Norway
Akershus
Ullensaker

Kløfta

Kløfta is a town located in , , . It has a population of 8,371 inhabitants as of December 12th, 2023. Kløfta has a growing sports team Kløfta IL which consists of football, handball, basketball, e-sports, table tennis, cycling and floorball.
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  • Type: Village with 8,670 residents
  • Description: settlement in Ullensaker Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Klofta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kløfta Station and Ullersmo Prison.

Railway station
Photo: TommyG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was opened at Kløfta in 1854 as a part of 's first railway, the Trunk Line between and . The station was originally called Kløften, but the name was changed to Kløfta in 1920.

Prison
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is a prison in , . It was opened in 1970. The prison was intended as a replacement for the Botsfengselet in . It is used for long term prisoners from the whole of , and has room for 205 inmates.

Church
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is a church in , , located 10 km southeast of . It is the fourth church that has been located almost there since the 12th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindeberg and Ask.

Village
Photo: Ulflarsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village that is located in the municipality, . Its population was 926 as of 2009. is situated 4 km south of Kløfta.

Village
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is the administrative centre of municipality, . It is around 20 km north-east of . Its population is 6,890 as of 2020. contains a community centre, schools, kindergartens, a training centre, shops, a pub, restaurants and hotel, according to public information. is situated 6 km west of Kløfta.

Village
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
is a village in Sørum municipality, . Its population is 1,174. is situated 6 km south of Kløfta.

Kløfta

Latitude
60.07407° or 60° 4′ 27″ north
Longitude
11.13805° or 11° 8′ 17″ east
Population
8,670
Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NO KLO
Open location code
9FGH34FQ+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 252588906
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3149813
Wiki­data ID
Q2661348
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kløfta” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kløfta”
  • Chinese: “克勒夫塔”
  • Danish: “Kløfta”
  • Dutch: “Kløfta”
  • Finnish: “Kløfta”
  • French: “Kløfta”
  • German: “Kløfta”
  • Javanese: “Kløfta”
  • Malay: “Kløfta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kløfta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kløfta”
  • Norwegian: “Kløfta”
  • Persian: “کلوفتا”
  • Polish: “Kløfta”
  • Portuguese: “Kløfta”
  • Romanian: “Kløfta”
  • Spanish: “Kløfta”
  • Swedish: “Kløfta”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kløfta”. Photo: TommyG, CC BY-SA 4.0.