Raufoss
Raufoss is the administrative centre of Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 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 Statistics Norway).[3]
Raufoss | |
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Village | |
 View of the village church | |
  Raufoss Location of the village  Raufoss Raufoss (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 60.72604°N 10.6133°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Eastern Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Toten |
| Municipality | Vestre Toten (and Gjøvik) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,839 |
| • Density | 1,102/km2 (2,850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 2830 Raufoss |
The 7.11-square-kilometre (1,760-acre) village has a population (2021) of 7,839 and a population density of 1,102 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,850/sq mi). Of these numbers, 6.71 square kilometres (1,660 acres) of the village and 7,565 people live in the Vestre Toten part of the village and 0.4 square kilometres (99 acres) of the village and 274 people live in the part of Raufoss that is in Gjøvik.[1]
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.[3]
Economic and cultural activities
The largest employer is what was earlier Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, now split into several sub companies. These include Nammo, Hydro Aluminium and Raufoss Technology.[3]
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 has an active music community which has fostered such musicians as Ronni Le Tekrø of rock band TNT (band).
References
- Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- "Raufoss, Vestre Toten". yr.no. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Raufoss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
