Klepp stasjon explained

Official Name:Klepp Stasjon
Other Name:Klepp
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Rogaland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rogaland county
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Rogaland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jæren
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Klepp
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4353 Klepp stasjon
Elevation M:30
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.7728°N 5.6772°W

Klepp Stasjon is a village in Klepp municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the lake Frøylandsvatnet, about east of the village of Kleppe and about southwest of the village of Orstad. The village is named after the Klepp Station, a station on the Jæren railway line.

History

When the Jæren Line was constructed in 1878, the village of Kleppe was somewhat offset from the convenient path of the railway, so the railway station serving Kleppe was placed east of the village rather than in the village. After the station was built, the village of Klepp Stasjon (literally Klepp Station) grew up around the railway station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klepp, Klepp (Rogaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2016-05-26.