Klever, Norway

Klever
Klevjer
Village
Klever is located in Vestfold
Klever
Klever
Location of the village
Klever is located in Norway
Klever
Klever
Klever (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°39′02″N 10°12′18″E / 59.65056°N 10.20487°E / 59.65056; 10.20487
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyVestfold
DistrictJarlsberg
MunicipalityHolmestrand Municipality
Area
 • Total
0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
489
 • Density1,468/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3074 Sande i Vestfold

Klever or Klevjer is a village in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north of the village of Sande i Vestfold and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the village of Skoger (in Drammen Municipality). The European route E18 highway and the Vestfoldbanen railway line both run along the east side of Klever. The village of Eikeberg lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Klever on the opposite side of the highway.[3]

The 0.33-square-kilometre (82-acre) village has a population (2023) of 489 and a population density of 1,468 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,800/sq mi).[1]

Klever is mainly a residential area surrounded by farmland (to the north, east, and south) and forests (to the west).[3] The local sports club is Nordre Sande IL.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2023). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Klever, Holmestrand". yr.no. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lundbo, Sten, ed. (20 December 2023). "Klevjer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2024.