Skomrak Explained

Official Name:Skomrak
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Agder#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lister
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Lyngdal
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.12
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:230
Population Density Km2:1917
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4580 Lyngdal
Elevation M:12
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.1133°N 7.06°W

Skomrak is a village in Lyngdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located near the northern end of the Rosfjorden, about south of the town of Lyngdal. The village of Svenevik lies about straight west across the fjord.[2]

The Skomrak area is divided into three parts called Skomrak Indre (in the north), Skomrak (in the central part), and Skomrak Ytre (in the south). Prior to the merger in 1964, the border between Lyngdal municipality and Austad municipality ran right between Skomrak and Skomrak Ytre.

The 0.12km2 village has a population (2015) of 230, giving the village a population density of .[3] Most of the residents live in Skomrak Ytre where there is a large residential development.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skomrak, Lyngdal (Vest-Agder). yr.no. 2016-10-15.
  2. Web site: Skomrak. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2016-10-15.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. 1 January 2015. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.