Krokstadelva
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Krokstadelva is a town in Drammen municipality, part of the Buskerud county in Norway. It is situated north of the Drammenselva river and opposite Mjøndalen.
Historically Krokstadelva was known 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 a large shopping mall located close to the town center; Alti Buskerud, formerly Buskerud Storsenter and Spareland. The shopping mall is owned by CityCon, and has around 70 stores and 1200 parking spots.[1][2]
Education
The town has four public schools, two primary schools (1st–7th grade) and two secondary schools (8th–10th grade). The largest primary school is Krokstad skole with about 540 students[3] and the largest secondary school is Eknes skole with about 330 students.[4] The Nedre Eiker Municipal Music school is also located in Krokstadelva, where about 105 students are engaged in extracurricular music education.[5] There are two public preschools in Krokstadelva, with a total capacity of 165 children. The town also has seven private preschools.[6]