Skåtøy (municipality)
Skåtøy Municipality
Skåtøy herred | |
|---|---|
| Skaatø herred (historic name) | |
View from Åsvika in Skåtøy | |
Telemark within Norway | |
Skåtøy within Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 58°51′51″N 9°30′33″E / 58.86406°N 9.5091°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Vestmar |
| Established | 1 Jan 1882 |
| • Preceded by | Sannidal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Succeeded by | Kragerø Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Skåtøy |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Population (1960) | |
• Total | 3,208 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0815 |
Skåtøy is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality included land on the mainland plus many surrounding islands. It existed from 1882 until its dissolution in 1960. The area is now part of Kragerø Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Skåtøy on the island of Skåtøy where the Skåtøy Church is located.