Skogn Municipality
Skogn Municipality
Skogn herred | |
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View of the area around the Skogn Station (c. 1920) | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Skogn within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°42′03″N 11°11′12″E / 63.70083°N 11.18667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Innherred |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Levanger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Skogn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1961-1961) | Odin Vist (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 340.1 km2 (131.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #261 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 735.35 m (2,412.57 ft) |
| Population (1961) | |
• Total | 4,779 |
| • Rank | #176 in Norway |
| • Density | 14.1/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +8.1% |
| Demonym | Skogning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1719 |
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Skogn is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 340-square-kilometre (130 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located to the south and southwest of the town of Levanger in what is now Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Skogn.
Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 340-square-kilometre (130 sq mi) municipality was the 261st largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Skogn Municipality was the 176th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,779. The municipality's population density was 14.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (37/sq mi) and its population had increased by 8.1% over the previous 10-year period.