Krokstadelva

Mjøndalsbrua crosses over Drammenselva connecting Krokstadelva with Mjøndalen

Krokstadelva is a town in Nedre Eiker municipality, part of the Buskerud county in Norway. It is situated north of the Drammenselva river and opposite Mjøndalen.

Industry and commerce

Historically Krokstadelva was known for its industry; including paper & pulp production, forestry, technical-chemical manufacturing and apparel production. Today much of this industry has been phased out, and the local commerce has been given a boost in the two large shopping malls located close to the town center; Buskerud Storsenter and Krokstad Senter. The two shopping malls are both owned by Steen & Strøm, and have a combined capacity of about 90 stores and 1600 parking spaces.[1][2]

Education

The town has four public schools, two primary schools (1st-7th grade) and two secondary schools (8th-10th grade). The largest primary school is Krokstad skole with about 540 students[3] and the largest secondary school is Eknes skole with about 330 students[4] In addition to this the Nedre Eiker Municipal Music school is also situated in Krokstadelva, where ca. 105 students follow extraculicular musical education.[5] There are two public kindergartens within Krokstadelva, with a total capacity of 165 children. In addition to this the town also has 7 private kindergartens.[6]

Culture and sports activities

Krokstadelva features a combined sports hall and public indoor swimming pool, situated next to Eknes skole. The local sports association is IF Birkebeineren (IBK) which primarily focuses on football, crosscountry skiing, gymnastics and tennis. The town also has a judo club, and there is ample opportunity for hiking, crosscountry running and crosscountry skiing in the forest areas adjacent to the town.

References

  1. ↑ Steen & Strøm (2006). "Buskerud Storsenter".
  2. ↑ Steen & Strøm (2006). "Krokstad Senter".
  3. ↑ Nedre Eiker kommune (2006). "Nedre Eiker Kommune: Krokstad skole".
  4. ↑ Nedre Eiker kommune (2006). "Nedre Eiker Kommune: Eknes skole".
  5. ↑ Nedre Eiker kommune (2006). "Nedre Eiker Kommune: Nedre Eiker kulturskole".
  6. ↑ Nedre Eiker kommune (2006). "Nedre Eiker Kommune: Barnehager".

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Coordinates: 59°45′N 10°01′E / 59.750°N 10.017°E / 59.750; 10.017

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