Skoppum is a village in
Horten Municipality
Horten () is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. Other population centers in Horten Municipality include the t ...
in
Vestfold
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county,
Norway
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. 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).
The village has a population (2023) of 1,713 and a
population density
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of .
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
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and
poLight.
References
Horten
Villages in Vestfold
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