Skjærvika

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Skivika is a village in the municipality of Fredrikstad, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,117, of which 5 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Sarpsborg.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg

Norwegian customs officer, newspaper founder, mayor and member of parliament (1827–1899)

Georg Løkkeberg

Norwegian actor (1909–1989)

Hans Jacob Nilsen

Norwegian actor and director (1897–1957)

Aksel Gresvig

Norwegian sports official (1876-1958)

Alfred Sinding-Larsen

Norwegian critic

A

Anders Fredriksen

Norwegian ice hockey player

Axel Otto Normann

Norwegian journalist theatre and director (1884-1962)

Bjørgulv Braanen

Norwegian newspaper editor

E

Erik Pedersen

Norwegian ice hockey player

Frederik Schübeler

Norwegian botanist (1815-1892)

Georg Apenes

Norwegian jurist and politician

L

Lars Marius Bing Broch

Norwegian topographer, military officer and sports official (1826–1882)

Otto Anderssen

Norwegian writer, teacher and pedagogy

Axel Aubert

Norwegian actor

Gunnar Bratlie

Norwegian artist (1918-1990)

H. E. Stokke

Norwegian politician (1900-1977)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Østfold

• Skjærhalden
  13.2 mi away · pop. 928
• Askim
  25.6 mi away · pop. 15,629
• Vyšetice
  680.2 mi away · pop. 79
• Vrbno
  686.7 mi away · pop. 85
• Blanice
  687.1 mi away · pop. 59
• Radvanov
  687.2 mi away · pop. 45
• Makov
  688.3 mi away · pop. 95
• Padařov
  688.5 mi away · pop. 126
• Mužetice
  688.9 mi away · pop. 67
• Čekanice
  689.2 mi away · pop. 72
• Horní Světlá
  689.2 mi away · pop. 26
• Holušice
  689.5 mi away · pop. 75

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Seen 2026-09-01

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-31

common bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

Seen 2026-08-31

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-08-26

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-08-26

Norway maple

Acer platanoides

Seen 2026-08-26

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-08-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).