Kapp, Norway Explained

Official Name:Kapp
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Eastern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Toten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Østre Toten Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.84
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2123
Population Density Km2:1151
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2849 Kapp
Coordinates:60.7143°N 10.8577°W
Elevation M:149
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Kapp is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the shore of the large lake Mjøsa, about across the lake from the town of Hamar. The town of Gjøvik lies about to the northwest of Kapp. Kapp has summer ferry connections to Gjøvik, Tingnes, and Hamar.[2]

The 1.84km2 village has a population (2021) of 2,123 and a population density of . This makes it the largest urban settlement in all of Østre Toten.[3]

Kapp has varied small industries, including aluminum production for boats and equipment for the oil industry at Kapp Aluminium. The old Kapp milk factory buildings have been turned into a museum. Just south of the village is the Peder Balke Center which hosts art exhibitions and other events.

Name

The area was historically called Smørvika, but the area was named Kapp when the milk factories were built on the site towards the end of the 19th century. Kapp is probably used here for "headland" or "promontory".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kapp, Østre Toten . 2022-10-20 . yr.no.
  2. Encyclopedia: Kapp . . . 2022-03-29 . Thorsnæs . Geir . Norwegian . 2022-10-20.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .