Place:Skåtøy, Telemark, Norway

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NameSkåtøy
Alt namesSkaatøsource: |Oluf Rygh's catalogue of Norwegian farm names
TypeFormer municipality
Located inTelemark, Norway
Also located inKragerø, Telemark, Norway     (1960 - )
See alsoSannidal, Telemark, NorwayParent municipality
source: Family History Library Catalog


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' is the largest island in Kragerø municipality in Telemark county, Norway.

Skåtøy was formerly a municipality. Skåtøy was separated from Sannidal January 1, 1882. It was merged with Kragerø January 1, 1960.

Skåtøy is the biggest island in the skerries outside the town of Kragerø, Norway. The island is 8.8 km2 and is partially wooded. It has only a small year round population. Skåtøy and Kragerø are popular holiday destinations among Norwegians. Every year since 2000, Skåtøy residents have held the Skåtøy poetry festival Skåtøy Vise in mid-July. Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap runs a ferry in the Kragerø archipelago which connects with Skåtøy and Stabbestad.


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