Kleppen, Norway

Kleppen^[2] is a borough within the town of Namsos in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-northeast of town centre and borders the suburbs of Fossbrenna, Bjørum, Østbyen, Rønningåsen and Høknes. The area is named after the small farm of Kleppen, which then gave its name to the area.^[3]

CountryNorway

Elevation

^[1]

13 m (43 ft)

TimezoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

Post Code

7805 Namsos

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Kleppen
Borough
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Coordinates: 64.47602°N 11.53139°E / 64.47602; 11.53139
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
City	Namsos
Elevation [1]	13 m (43 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7805 Namsos

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Kleppen is home to the Høknes primary school. Kleppen sports club, established 1959,^[4] has two sports halls and football pitches, including Kleppen stadium, where Namsos IL play their home games. In a former shelter in the mountains is the swimming club "Oasen".^[5]