Krokstadelva is a

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, part of the

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. It is situated north of the

Drammenselva Drammenselva ( en, Drammen River) is a river in Buskerud county, southeastern Norway. Location Drammenselva is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a drainage basin of about and a discharge of per second. Drammen River's total length is m ...

river and opposite

Mjøndalen Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva. History Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most k ...

Industry and commerce

Historically Krokstadelva was known for its industry; including paper & pulp production,

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, 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 a large shopping mall located close to the town center; Buskerud Storsenter, formerly Spareland. The shopping mall is owned by CityCon, and have around 70 stores and 1200 parking spots.

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 and the largest secondary school is ''Eknes skole'' with about 330 students. The Nedre Eiker Municipal Music school is also located in Krokstadelva, where about 105 students are engaged in extracurricular music education. There are two public preschools in Krokstadelva, with a total capacity of 165 children. The town also has seven private preschools.

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, cycling 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. There was previously a gymnasticsclub in IF Birkebeineren

References

External links

Nedre Eiker Municipality website

Eknes Sports hall and indoor swimmingpool

Buskerud Storsenter shopping mall

Krokstad Senter shopping mall

Eknes Secondary school
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