Place:Skjåk, Oppland, Norway

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NameSkjåk
Alt namesSkiåkersource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inOppland, Norway
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Skjåk is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bismo. Most of the municipal residents live in the Billingsdalen and Ottadalen valleys along the river Otta. The local newspaper is named Fjuken.

The municipality is the 33rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Skjåk is the 269th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,021. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.

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Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Skjåk by country of origin in 2017
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40
26
8
3

Skjåk has historical roots back to the Viking Age and has a rich cultural heritage. An ancient route of travel between east and west went from Skjåk up through the Raudal valley and down through the Sunndal valley to Stryn on an arm of the Nordfjord. For example, in 1197, according to King Sverre's saga, Bishop Nikolaus is reported to have sent a group of baglers from Oppdal over the mountains to Stryn on Nordfjord, via Raudal.

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