Birkeland is a village in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located just to the north of the village of Storebø, the municipal centre. Birkeland is included in the urban area of Storebø which has a population (2019) of 1,588.[2]
Birkeland | |
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Village | |
  Birkeland Location of the village  Birkeland Birkeland (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 60°06′21″N 05°13′40″E / 60.10583°N 5.22778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Municipality | Austevoll |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5392 Storebø |
Name
editThe village is named after the old Birkeland farm (Old Norse: Birkiland). The first element is birki which means 'birch forest' and the last element is land which means 'land' or 'farm'.
References
edit- ^ "Birkeland, Austevoll (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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