Skakstad

Skakstad is a farm in Indre Østfold Municipality, Østfold, Innlandet. Skakstad is situated near the village Slitu, as well as near the hamlet Sekkelstein.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Multi-Use Games Area and Slitu Station.

Multi-Use Games Area

Pitch

A multi use games area is an outdoor area with built-in goal post units for various types of sports games, such as football, basketball or tennis. MUGAs are often surrounded by a steel anti-vandal fence that also helps keep a ball in play inside the area.

Slitu Station

Railway stop

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Slitu Station is a railway station of the Eastern Østfold Line situated 2 kilometers south of Slitu in Eidsberg, Norway. Situated 59.33 kilometers from Oslo Central Station, it is served hourly by the L22 service of the Oslo Commuter Rail.

Torkelsrudåsen

Peak

Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torkelsrudåsen is a peak, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Skakstad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Askim and Mysen.

Askim

Photo: Otebig, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Askim is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. Askim centre had 13,822 inhabitants in 2014. It lies next to the longest river in Norway, Glomma, and has always been a strategic point in wars due to its bridges across the river.

Mysen

Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mysen is the administrative center of the municipality of Eidsberg in the county of Østfold in Norway. The town is named after the old farm of Mysen, since the town is built on its ground.

Skakstad

Type: Farm
Categories: locality and agriculture
Location: Indre Østfold Municipality, Østfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.58073° or 59° 34′ 51″ north

Longitude

11.24057° or 11° 14′ 26″ east

Elevation

163 metres (535 feet)

Open location code

9FFHH6JR+76

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6257803730

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

GeoNames ID

9493129

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In Other Languages

“Skakstad” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Skakstad”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Slitu and Sekkelstein.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Slitu Pizza Service and Foreningshuset Slitu.

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Worth a closer look: Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg.

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