Skåtøy is an island in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The island is the largest of all of the islands and skerries off the coast of Kragerø. It is located about to the east of the town of Kragerø and the islands of Tåtøy and Kragerø. The island of Jomfruland lies about to the east of Skåtøy. The Jomfruland National Park lies just to the east of the island.

Historically, the island was part of the old Skåtøy Municipality which existed from 1882 until 1960 when it became part of Kragerø. Skåtøy Church is located in the central part of the island. The church is nicknamed the "cathedral of the skerries".

The partially wooded island has a permanent population of about 250 people, but the island is a popular holiday and summer destination with many vacation homes on the island. Every year since 2000, Skåtøy residents have held the Skåtøy poetry festival Skåtøy Vise in mid-July. Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap runs a ferry throughout the Kragerø archipelago which connects Skåtøy to both the village of Stabbestad and the town of Kragerø on the mainland.

See also

  • List of islands of Norway

References

  • Kragerø Municipality website
  • Skåtøy poetry festival
  • Visit Kragerø about Skåtøy
  • Skåtøy church