Skotterud
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Skotterud
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Magelsengården Skotterud.jpg
|image_caption = View of a house in the centre of Skotterud
|pushpin_map = Innlandet#Norway
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Innlandet
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Vinger
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Eidskog Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_total_km2 = 1.51
|population_as_of = 2021
|population_total = 1360
|population_density_km2 = 903
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 2230 Skotterud
|coordinates = {{coord|59.9828|12.12809|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 140
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Skotterud, Eidskog|url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-89247/Norge/Innlandet/Eidskog/Skotterud |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2022-03-20}}}}
Skotterud is the administrative centre of Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 2 and the Kongsvingerbanen railway line. Skotterud sits about {{convert|25|km}} south of the town of Kongsvinger and about {{convert|6|km}} northwest of the village of Magnor which sits just inside the border with Sweden.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Skotterud|title=Skotterud|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2022-03-20|date=2021-11-01|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}}
The {{convert|1.51|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2021) of 1,360 and a population density of {{convert|903|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2021-01-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar}}
The village is located about {{convert|9|km}} from Sweden, so there is some commercial and tourist traffic in the village. The local industry is heavily associated with forestry, including some sawmills and other timber-related businesses.
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Category:Villages in Innlandet
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