Skogn

This article is about the village in Levanger, Norway. For other uses, see Skogn (disambiguation).

Skogn^[3] is a village in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) 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.^[4]

Skogn
Village
View of the village
Skogn Show map of Trøndelag Skogn Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 63.7037°N 11.1926°E / 63.7037; 11.1926
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Innherred
Municipality	Levanger Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	1,935
• Density	1,712/km2 (4,430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7620 Skogn

The 1.13-square-kilometre (280-acre) village has a population (2024) of 1,935 and a population density of 1,712 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,430/sq mi).^[1]

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

Fiborgtangen

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)