Kloster is the
German and
Scandinavian word for
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a ...
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It may also refer to:
Places
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Kloster, Styria
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Kloster, Denmark
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Kloster, Sweden
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Klošter, settlement in Slovenia
People
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Asbjørn Kloster (1823–1876), Norwegian educator and social reformer
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Knut Kloster (1929–2020), Norwegian shipping magnate; grandson of Lauritz
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Kristin Kloster Aasen (born 1961), Norwegian Olympics official, horse breeder, and lawyer
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Lauritz Kloster (1870–1952), Norwegian shipping magnate; grandfather of
Knut
Knut ( Norwegian and Swedish), Knud ( Danish), or Knútur ( Icelandic) is a Scandinavian and German first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used which ...
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Line Kloster (born 1990), Norwegian track and field athlete
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Martin Alexander Kloster-Jensen (1917–2011), Norwegian linguist
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Robert Kloster (1905–1979), Norwegian museum director and art historian
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Uriel Ramírez Kloster (born 1999), Argentine footballer
Other
* ''
Das Kloster'', a collection of magical and occult texts compiled by Johann Scheible
See also
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Klosters
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Closter (disambiguation)
{{Disambiguation, geo, surname
Norwegian-language surnames