Skotfoss is a village in

Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the ...

municipality,

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, located where lake

Norsjø Norsjø is a lake in the municipalities of Skien, Nome and Sauherad in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is 55 km² in area and 15 meters above sea level. Norsjø is part of the Telemark Canal. Most rivers in Telemark meet Norsjø on ...

feeds into the Skien Watershed. The village has a population of 1,700 people. Skotfoss was a part of

Solum The solum (plural, sola) in soil science consists of the surface and subsoil layers that have undergone the same soil forming conditions. The base of the solum is the relatively unweathered parent material. Solum and soils are not synonymous. Som ...

municipality until the municipalities of Solum and Skien were merged on January 1, 1964. Skotfoss was built up around the waterfall and its associated industry. Skottfoss used to be home to one of North Europe's biggest paper factories,

Skotfoss Bruk Skotfoss BrukUnion Nytt nr.39 1-1959 April 1959 print: Wittusen & Jensen A.S. Oslo Norway was a paper mill located in Skotfoss, Skien, Norway. The mill was part of the Norske Skog Union, Union Co., founded in 1890. It closed production on 31 Decembe ...

. Paper from the factory was exported around the world. The factory closed in 1986. The sports association Skotfoss TIF was founded in 1899. The Norwegian soccer player

Frode Johnsen Frode Johnsen (born 17 March 1974) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played for Odd and Rosenborg in the Tippeligaen and for Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. He played in several positions, but was preferred as a ...

, who grew up in the village, has played for the association's soccer team.

References

Villages in Vestfold og Telemark Skien {{Telemark-geo-stub