Skåtøy
Kragerø Municipality | |
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| Population | 250 (2023) |
Skåtøy is an
Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 8.8-square-kilometre (3.4 sq mi) island is the largest of all of the islands and skerries off the coast of Kragerø. It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of the town of Kragerø and the islands of Tåtøy and Kragerø. The island of Jomfruland lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of Skåtøy. The Jomfruland National Park lies just to the east of the island.[1]
Historically, the island was part of the old Skåtøy Municipality which existed from 1882 until 1960 when it became part of Kragerø.[2] Skåtøy Church is located in the central part of the island. The church is nicknamed the "cathedral of the skerries".
The partially wooded island has a permanent population of about 250 people, but the island is a popular holiday and summer destination with many
vacation homes on the island. Every year since 2000, Skåtøy residents have held the Skåtøy poetry festival Skåtøy Vise in mid-July. Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap runs a ferry throughout the Kragerø archipelago which connects Skåtøy to both the village of Stabbestad and the town of Kragerø on the mainland.[1]
Name
The municipality (originally the
aa", in 1920, the spelling was changed again, dropping the digraph and using the letter å was used instead.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 45.
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