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Skoger is a village located on the border between Buskerud and Vestfold counties, Norway. Of its population of 1,082 as of 2005, 654 were registered as residents of Drammen whereas 428 live in Sande, Vestfold. Until 1889 the name was written Skouger.

The parish of Skouger was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 under of the law of formannskapsdistrikt. This provision of the Constitution of Norway, required that every parish (Norwegian: prestegjeld) form a local self-government district. Skoger with 1,837 inhabitants merged with Strømsgodset with 731 inhabitants, as well as an uninhabited part of Eiker on January 1, 1844. The enlarged Skoger municipality had a population of 2,568.

Strømsgodset had originally been a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes in Drammen. But since this annex belonged to the county of Vestfold, while the city belonged to the county of Buskerud, it had to be established as a local self-government districts of its own on January 1, 1838. The law of formannskapsdistrikt also required a division between cities and rural districts. Due to the small size of this district, it was merged with the larger municipality of Skoger on January 1, 1844.

The district of Skoger was moved to Drammen on 1 January 1870. The rest of Skoger was incorporated into Drammen on 1 January 1964. This entailed a border adjustment by which Skoger became a part of Buskerud county.

The name

The Norse form of the name was Skógar. The name is the plural form of skóg meaning 'woodland, forest'.

59°40′N 10°14′E / 59.667°N 10.233°E / 59.667; 10.233

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+[[Image:Skoger kirke sommer.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Skoger Church, Drammen, Norway]]
-'''Skoger''' is a village located on the border between [[Buskerud]] and [[Vestfold]] counties, [[Norway]]. Of its population (2005) of 1,082, 654 are registered as residents of [[Drammen]] whereas 428 live in [[Sande, Vestfold]].
+'''Skoger''' is a village located on the border between [[Buskerud]] and [[Vestfold]] counties, [[Norway]]. Of its population  of 1,082 as of 2005, 654 were registered as residents of [[Drammen]] whereas 428 live in [[Sande, Vestfold]]. Until 1889 the name was written ''Skouger''.
-The parish of ''Skouger'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). Skoger with 1837 inhabitants merged with [[Strømsgodset]] with 731 inhabitants, as well as an uninhabited part of [[Eiker]] on January 1, 1844. The enlarged Skoger municipality had a population of 2,568.
+The parish of ''Skouger'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 under of the law of [[formannskapsdistrikt]].   This provision of the [[Constitution of Norway]], required that every parish (Norwegian: ''prestegjeld'') form a local self-government district.  Skoger with 1,837 inhabitants merged with [[Strømsgodset]] with 731 inhabitants, as well as an uninhabited part of [[Eiker]] on January 1, 1844. The enlarged Skoger municipality had a population of 2,568.
-On [[1 January]] [[1870]] a district of Skoger with its 1&nbsp;363 inhabitants was moved to [[Drammen]].
+Strømsgodset had originally been a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes in Drammen. But since this annex belonged to the county of [[Vestfold]], while the city belonged to the county of [[Buskerud]], it had to be established as a local self-government districts of its own on January 1, 1838. The law of formannskapsdistrikt also required a division between cities and rural districts. Due to the small size of this district,  it was merged with the larger municipality of Skoger on January 1, 1844.
-On [[1 January]] [[1964]] the rest of Skoger, at that time with 14&nbsp;672 inhabitants, was incorporated into Drammen. This entailed a border adjustment as Skoger became a part of Buskerud county.
+The district of Skoger  was moved to [[Drammen]] on [[1 January]] [[1870]].  The rest of Skoger was incorporated into Drammen on [[1 January]] [[1964]]. This entailed a border adjustment by which Skoger became a part of Buskerud county.
-==The name==
-The [[Old Norse|Norse]] form of the name was ''Skógar''. The name is the plural form of ''skóg'' m 'woodland, forest'.
+==The name==
-Until 1889 the name was written "Skouger".
+The [[Old Norse|Norse]] form of the name was ''Skógar''. The name is the plural form of ''skóg'' meaning 'woodland, forest'.
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