Skogn
Skogn | ||
|---|---|---|
Village | ||
Region Central Norway | | |
| County | Trøndelag | |
| District | Innherred | |
| Municipality | Levanger | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) | |
| Population (2022)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,960 | |
| • 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
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
- handball coach
- Arne Falstad, a politician (Conservative)
- Snorre Gundersen, a politician (Conservative)
- Nils Hallan, a historian
- theologian
- Andreas Lunnan, a journalist
- Olav Norberg, a politician (Conservative)
- Peter August Poppe, an engineer
- 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.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
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