Skogn is a former municipality in the old

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordl ...

county,

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. The 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

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county. The

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was the village of

Skogn Skogn is a village in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about southwest of the town of Levanger. The European route E06 highway runs through the village ...

. Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 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

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was and its population had increased by 8.1% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The

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of Skogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

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law). On 28 November 1874, a royal resolution moved two uninhabited parts of Skogn Municipality to the neighboring

Levanger landsogn Frol is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was first known as ''Levanger landsogn'' and then in 1911 the name was changed to ''Frol ...

. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1962, the town of Levanger (population: 1,669) was merged with the neighboring

Frol Municipality Frol is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was first known as ''Levanger landsogn'' and then in 1911 the name was changed to ''Frol ...

(population: 3,774),

Åsen Municipality Åsen is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located to the southwestern part of what is ...

(population: 1,939), and Skogn Municipality (population: 4,756) to form a new, larger

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old name for the area (). The name comes from the word which means "beautiful" or "lovely" (similar to the German word ).

Churches

The

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had one parish () within Skogn Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Skogn

and the

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(

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) in the

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Geography

Skogn Municipality was located to the south of the town of Levanger. It was bordered by

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and

to the west,

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to the south,

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to the east, and

to the northeast. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Hårskallen, located on the border with Skogn Municipality.

Government

While it existed, Skogn Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

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Municipal council

The

of Skogn was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Skogn was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1838–1839: Rasmus Hansen * 1840–1843: Johannes Mathias Sejersted * 1844–1847: Rasmus Hansen * 1848-1849: ''unknown'' * 1850–1851: Peder Isachsen Major * 1852–1861: Peter Andreas Sæther * 1862–1867: Olai Olsen * 1868–1869: K. Holther * 1870–1873: Peter Andreas Sæther * 1874–1875: Olai Olsen * 1876–1877: Per Hojem * 1878–1879: H.P. Schaufel * 1880–1889: Andreas Høe ( V) * 1890–1901: Gustav Jermstad ( V) * 1902–1910: Johan Arnt Næsgaard ( V) * 1911–1913: Lars Solstad ( V) * 1914–1915: Severin Hellem ( V) * 1915–1916: Johan Ludvik Bjørgum * 1917–1919: Ove Storaunet ( Ap) * 1920–1925: Gunnar Nestgaard ( Bp) * 1926–1934: Ragnvald Stavrum ( Bp) * 1935–1941: Gunvald Nesgård ( Bp) * 1941–1945: Svend Gilstad ( NS) * 1945-1945: Gunvald Nesgård ( Bp) * 1946–1947: Olaf Løvli ( Ap) * 1948–1951: Einar Fostad ( Bp) * 1952–1955: Odin Vist ( Ap) * 1956–1959: Johan Holan ( Sp) * 1960-1960: Kristen Fostad ( Sp) * 1961-1961: Odin Vist ( Ap)

References

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