- Krokstadelva
Krokstadelva is a town in
Nedre Eiker
municipality, part of theBuskerud
county inNorway . It is situated north oftheDrammenselva river.=Industry and Commerce=Historically Krokstadelva was know 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 ca.90 stores and 1600 parking spaces. [cite web | author=Steen & Strøm | title=Buskerud Storsenter | date=2006 | url=http://www.buskerudstorsenter.no/] [cite web | author=Steen & Strøm | title=Krokstad Senter | date=2006 | url=http://www.krokstadsenter.no/]Education
The town has four public schools, two primary schools (1st-7thgrade) and two secondary schools (8th-10th grade). The largestprimary school is Krokstad skole with ca.540 students [cite web | author=Nedre Eiker kommune | title=Nedre Eiker Kommune: Krokstad skole | date=2006 | url=http://www.nedre-eiker.kommune.no/index.php?id=325441] and the largest secondary school is Eknes skole with ca.330 students [cite web | author=Nedre Eiker kommune | title=Nedre Eiker Kommune: Eknes skole | date=2006 | url=http://www.nedre-eiker.kommune.no/index.php?id=325450] In addition to this the Nedre Eiker Municipal Music school is alsosituated in Krokstadelva, where ca. 105 students followextraculicular musical education. [cite web | author=Nedre Eiker kommune | title=Nedre Eiker Kommune: Nedre Eiker kulturskole | date=2006 | url=http://www.nedre-eiker.kommune.no/index.php?id=325437] There are two public kindergartens within Krokstadelva, with a totalcapacity of 165 children. In addition to this the town also has 7private kindergartens. [cite web | author=Nedre Eiker kommune | title=Nedre Eiker Kommune: Barnehager | date=2006 | url=http://www.nedre-eiker.kommune.no/index.php?id=325258]
Culture and Sports Activities
Krokstadelva features a combined sports hall and public indoorswimmingpool, situated next to Eknes skole. The local sports association is Birkebeineren (IBK) whichprimarily focuses on football, crosscountry skiing, gymnastics andtennis. The town also has a judo club, and there is ample opportunity forhiking and crosscountry skiing in the forest areas adjacent to thetown.
References
External links
* [http://www.nedre-eiker.kommune.no/ Nedre Eiker Municipality website]
* [http://www.ekneshallen.no/ Eknes Sports hall and indoor swimmingpool]
* [http://www.buskerudstorsenter.no/ Buskerud Storsenter shopping mall]
* [http://www.krokstadsenter.no/ Krokstad Senter shopping mall]
* [http://www.nek-skole.com/eknes/ Eknes Secondary school]
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