Raufoss is the

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of Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about south of the larger town of Gjøvik. The village area is located along the municipal border with the neighboring Gjøvik Municipality and the actual urban area of Raufoss does cross the border slightly, including a small part of Gjøvik as well (as defined by

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). The village has a population (2021) of 7,839 and a population density of . Of these numbers, of the village and 7,565 people live in the Vestre Toten part of the village and of the village and 274 people live in the part of Raufoss that is in Gjøvik.

Etymology

The village is named after a waterfall in the river Hunnselva. The first element is ''raud'' which means "red", and the last element is ''foss'' which means "waterfall". The color red indicates traces of iron in the river bed.

Economic and cultural activities

The largest employer is what was earlier Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, now split into several sub companies. These include Nammo,

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and Raufoss Technology. Raufoss is also the second to last stop on the Gjøvikbanen railway line. The station also has a local bus service. The community has an active sports community pivoting around the sports club Raufoss I.L. where the football team has been the most prominent part of the club. Raufoss Fotball currently plays in Norwegian 1st Division. In addition to sports, Raufoss have an active music community which has fostered such musicians as Ronni Le Tekrø of rock band TNT (band).

References

Vestre Toten Gjøvik Villages in Innlandet {{Innlandet-geo-stub