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Birkeland, Vestland

Village in Austevoll Municipality, Norway

Village in Austevoll Municipality, Norway

FieldValue
official_nameBirkeland
settlement_typeVillage
image_captionView of the village
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom12
mapframe-markervillage
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Western Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Vestland
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Midhordland
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Austevoll Municipality
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+02:00
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code5392 Storebø
coordinates
elevation_m62
elevation_footnotes

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Birkeland is a village in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Huftarøy, just to the north of the village of Storebø, the municipal centre. Birkeland is included in the urban area of Storebø which had a population (2025) of .

Name

The village is named after the old Birkeland farm (). The first element is which means 'birch forest' and the last element is which means 'land' or 'farm'.

References

References

  1. "Birkeland, Austevoll". [[yr.no]].
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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