Municipality ID NO-1719 Merged into Levanger in 1962 Local time Thursday 5:53 PM | Adm. Center Skogn Area 340 km² | |
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Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 Weather 1°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Skogn is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Levanger. It is home to the Fiborgtangen industrial area.
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Map of 7620 Skogn, Norway
The village of Skogn is located about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) southwest of the town of Levanger. It lies along the shore of the Trondheimsfjord and along European route E6 and the Nordland Line with Skogn Station. The 1.11-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2013) of 1,959. The population density of Skogn is 1,765 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,570/sq mi).
History
Skogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 28 November 1874, two uninhabited parts of Skogn were moved to the neighboring municipality Frol by royal resolution. On 1 January 1962, Skogn was merged with the municipalities of Frol, Åsen, and Levanger into a new, larger Levanger municipality. Prior to the merger, Skogn had a population of 4,756.