Official Name: | Skjold |
Other Name: | Øverbygd |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Skjold |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Troms |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Midt-Troms |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Målselv Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.91 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 243 |
Population Density Km2: | 267 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9334 Øverbygd |
Coordinates: | 69.0244°N 19.2961°W |
Elevation M: | 89 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Skjold or Øverbygd is a village in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. Skjold is located at the confluence of the Målselva and Fjellfrøselva rivers, about 30km (20miles) east of the town of Bardufoss. The village of Holmen lies just east of Skjold. The 0.91km2 village has a population (2023) of 243 and a population density of .[2]
The Skjold army base is located just north of the village of Skjold. It is home to the Brigade Nord of the Norwegian Army.
The village of Skjold was the administrative centre of the old Øverbygd Municipality which existed from 1925 until its dissolution in 1964. The village area is also known as Øverbygd since it was the centre of the old municipality.