Skogn

Skogn
Skogn
	Village
	View of the village
	Skogn Location of the village Skogn Skogn (Norway)
	Coordinates: 63.7037°N 11.1926°E
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Innherred
Municipality	Levanger
Area [1]
• Total	1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	1,961
• Density	1,751/km2 (4,540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	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 (2018) of 1,961 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.

Fiborgtangen

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)

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References

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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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Skogn, Levanger (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-31.

[snl-3] Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2018-05-26). "Skogn – tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-31.