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Klepp Municipality
Klepp is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kleppe. Other villages in Klepp include Klepp stasjon, Orre, Orstad, Pollestad, Verdalen, and Voll. Klepp is a flat and open agricultural landscape. The highest point, Tinghaug, is at above sea level. There are long stretches of sand beaches along the North Sea coastline in the west.
Kverneland Group
international company
Kleppe
left|thumb|Borestrand, Kleppe, Norway Kleppe is the administrative centre of Klepp municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located about halfway between the lakes Orrevatnet and Frøylandsvatnet. The village of Bore lies about northwest of Kleppe and the village of Klepp stasjon lies about to the east. The town of Bryne lies about to the south and the city of Sandnes is located about to the northeast. Klepp Church is located in Kleppe.
Pollestad
thumb | right | alt=Orre Church, Pollestad, Klepp, Rogaland Norway | Orre Church, Pollestad, Klepp, Rogaland Norway Pollestad is a village in Klepp municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located south of the lake Orrevatnet and about southwest of the town of Bryne. Orre Church is located in Pollestad. It was built in 1950 to replace the nearly 800-year-old Old Orre Church located to the northwest in the village of Orre.
Kvernaland
The larger Kvernaland area is an amalgamation of villages in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the north end of the lake Frøylandsvatnet. The village is located in both the municipalities of Klepp and Time (and a very small part extends into Sandnes municipality as well). The eastern part of the village (in Klepp) is also known as Orstad and the western part of the village (in Time) is known as Frøyland or simply as Kvernaland. The village of Klepp stasjon lies just southwest of the village on the west side of the lake and the small village of Foss Eikjeland lies just north
Frøylandsvatnet
Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake is located in the district of Jæren. It forms part of the municipal boundary line between Klepp and Time. The lake is quite shallow, with an average depth of . thumb|left|Frøylandsvatnet
Klepp station
railway station in Klepp, Norway
Feistein Lighthouse
lighthouse in Norway
Orrevatnet
Orrevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Klepp in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake is the largest lake in Jæren. The lake sits about above sea level and it is situated along the seashore. The wide sandy beach strip of land that separates the lake from the sea is home to one of Norway's longest sand beaches, Orrestranda. The village of Orre lies on this strip of land to the southeast of the lake.
Orre Church
church building in Klepp, Rogaland, Norway
Bore Church
church in Bore, Norway
Øksnavadporten railway halt
railway halt in Klepp, Norway
Klepp Church
church building in Klepp, Rogaland, Norway
Frøyland og Orstad Church
church in Orstad, Norway
Ole Orre Church
old church in Orre, Norway
Verdalen
Verdalen is a village in Klepp Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located immediately northwest of the municipal centre of Kleppe, south of the village of Voll, and east of the village of Bore. The residential village of Verdalen has grown together with Kleppe since around 2000, forming one large urban area with a population of 9,245 people in 2019.