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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
Village
Birkeland
Location of the village
Birkeland
Birkeland (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°06′21″N 05°13′40″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictMidhordland
MunicipalityAustevoll
Elevation61 m (200 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5392 Storebø

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


  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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