Skjeberg

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Skjeberg is a village and former municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre was Borgenhaugen.

The municipality was created as Skieberg formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1968 the property Hagelund with 8 inhabitants was moved to Halden municipality.

On 1 January 1992 Skjeberg was incorporated into Sarpsborg along with Tune and Varteig. Prior to the merger Skjeberg had a population of 14,295. [1]

The urban area Skjeberg, which consists of Skjeberg and Høysand, has a population of 1,919. [2]

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Coordinates: 59°14′N 11°12′E

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