Birkeland, Vestland

Birkeland
Birkeland
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

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]

Name

The 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

^ "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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[1] "Birkeland, Austevoll (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

[ssb-2] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

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Birkeland
Village
Birkeland Location of the village Show map of Vestland Birkeland Birkeland (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 60°06′21″N 05°13′40″E / 60.10583°N 5.22778°E / 60.10583; 5.22778
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Midhordland
Municipality	Austevoll
Elevation ^[1]	61 m (200 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5392 Storebø