Official Name: | Skoppum |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestfold#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestfold |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Jarlsberg |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Horten Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.28 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 1713 |
Population Density Km2: | 1342 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 3185 Skoppum |
Coordinates: | 59.3861°N 10.4108°W |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Skoppum is a village in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located about to the southwest of the town of Horten, about to the west of the village of Borre, about to the northwest of the town of Åsgårdstrand, about south of the village of Nykirke, and about to the east of the village of Revetal (in Tønsberg Municipality.[2]
The 1.28km2 village has a population (2023) of 1,713 and a population density of .[3]
Skoppum Station is located in the village. It located along the Vestfoldsbanen railway line and was the sole remaining railway station in Horten Municipality until construction began on the new Horten station 1 km to the southwest. The station was the site where the old Hortensbanen railway line used to branch off and head into the town of Horten (the Horten line was closed in 1967). Skoppum Church is located in the village.
Skoppum houses several high-tech companies, such as Memscap, Safran and poLight.