Skogn

{{Short description|Village in Levanger Municipality, Norway}} {{about|the village in Levanger, Norway||}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Skogn |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Skogn.JPG |image_caption = View of the village |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village |pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway |pushpin_label = |pushpin_label_position = top |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Central Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Innherred |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Levanger Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 1.13 |population_as_of = 2024 |population_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 1935 |population_density_km2 = 1712 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 7620 Skogn |coordinates = {{coord|63.7037|11.1926|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 50 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Skogn, Levanger (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Levanger/Skogn/ |access-date=2018-03-31 |publisher=yr.no}}</ref> }}

'''Skogn'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/923081 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> is a village in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about {{convert|8|km}} 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.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Skogn – tettsted |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Skogn_-_tettsted |date=2018-05-26 |editor-last=Rosvold |editor-first=Knut A. |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-03-31}}</ref>

The {{convert|1.13|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 1,935 and a population density of {{convert|1712|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref>

The village of Skogn was the administrative centre of the old Skogn Municipality from 1838 until the municipality was dissolved in 1962.

==Notable people== *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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Category:Villages in Trøndelag Category:Levanger Municipality