Skotfoss

Skotfoss is a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the river Farelva where lake Norsjø feeds into the Skien watershed.^[2] It is located across the river from the village of Åfoss. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the town of Skien. The village has a population of about 1,700 people.^[3]

Skotfoss
Village
View of the Skotfoss Church, built in 1900 by workers at Skotfoss Bruk and paid for by the Papermaking Union
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Coordinates: 59.21506°N 9.52451°E / 59.21506; 9.52451
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Telemark
District	Grenland
Municipality	Skien Municipality
Elevation [1]	11 m (36 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	3720 Skien

Skotfoss Church is located in the village.

History

The village of Skotfoss was built up around the waterfall and its associated industry. Skotfoss was a part of Solum Municipality until the municipalities of Solum and Skien were merged on 1 January 1964. Skottfoss used to be home to one of North Europe's biggest paper factories, Skotfoss Bruk. Paper from the factory was exported around the world, including to New York City where the paper was used by the New York Times. The factory closed in 1986.^[4][5]

The sports association Skotfoss TIF was founded in 1899. The Norwegian soccer player Frode Johnsen, who grew up in the village, has played for the association's soccer team.

References

1. "Skotfoss, Skien". yr.no. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
2. Microsoft; Nokia. "Skotfoss" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
3. "Skotfoss Vestmarka Soner". www.skiensatlas.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
4. "Skotfoss: A Walk in the Industry Adventure". VisitTelemark. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
5. "Skotfoss Brug Europe largest paper mill". Skotfoss Brug AS. Retrieved 23 September 2023.