Birkeland, Vestland

Not to be confused with Birkeland, Agder.

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Birkeland

Village

Birkeland

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Birkeland

Birkeland (Norway)

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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

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| 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

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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

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1. ^ "Birkeland, Austevoll (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
2. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

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