Skogn
Village in Central Norway, Norway
63°42′13″N 11°11′33″E / 63.7037°N 11.1926°E / 63.7037; 11.1926 (2022)[1]
7620 Skogn
Skogn is a village in Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the town of Levanger. The European route E06 highway runs through the village, just past the Fiborgtangen industrial area located along the shore. There is a Norske Skog Skogn paper mill at Fiborgtangen. The Nordlandsbanen railway line stops in the village at Skogn Station.[3]
The 1.12-square-kilometre (280-acre) village has a population (2022) of 1,960 and a population density of 1,751 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,540/sq mi).[1]
The village of Skogn was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Skogn from 1838 until the municipality was dissolved in 1962.
Notable residents
- Marit Breivik, a handball coach
- Arne Falstad, a politician (Conservative)
- Snorre Gundersen, a politician (Conservative)
- Nils Hallan, a historian
- Idar Kjølsvik, a theologian
- Andreas Lunnan, a journalist
- Olav Norberg, a politician (Conservative)
- Peter August Poppe, an engineer
- Eldar Rønning, a Cross Country skier
- Per Sandberg, a politician (Progress)
- Egil Sjaastad, a writer
- Gustav Sjaastad, a politician (Labour)
- Robert Svarva, a politician (Labour)
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Skogn, Levanger (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2018-05-26). "Skogn – tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
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