Kapp, Norway

Kapp
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Kapp is located in Innlandet
Kapp
Kapp
Location of the village
Kapp is located in Norway
Kapp
Kapp
Kapp (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°42′51″N 10°51′28″E / 60.71428°N 10.85768°E / 60.71428; 10.85768
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictToten
MunicipalityØstre Toten Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
149 m (489 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,123
 • Density1,151/km2 (2,980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2849 Kapp

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 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) across the lake from the town of Hamar. The town of Gjøvik lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest of Kapp. Kapp has summer ferry connections to Gjøvik, Tingnes, and Hamar.[3]

The 1.84-square-kilometre (450-acre) village has a population (2021) of 2,123 and a population density of 1,151 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,980/sq mi). This makes it the largest urban settlement in all of Østre Toten.[1]

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.[3]

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".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Kapp, Østre Toten". yr.no. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Kapp". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 October 2022.


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