Skodje (village)

Skodje is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the shore of the Skodjevika, an inlet off the main Ellingsøyfjorden. The village of Valle is located along European route E39/European route E136 highway just a few kilometers south of the village. Skodje Church is located in the village and the historic Skodje Bridge lies just west of the village.^[3]

Skodje
Village
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Coordinates: 62°30′16″N 06°41′35″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Sunnmøre
Municipality	Ålesund Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,466
• Density	1,459/km2 (3,780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6260 Skodje

The 1.69-square-kilometre (420-acre) village has a population (2018) of 2,466 and a population density of 1,459 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,780/sq mi).^[1]

Prior to 2020, this village was the administrative centre of the old Skodje Municipality.

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Skodje" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-09-22). "Skodje - tettstedet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-08-10.