Birkeland
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Austevoll, Norway
- Also known as: “Birkeland, Vestland” and “Byrkjeland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Austevoll Church and Hundvåkøy Church.
Austevoll Church
Church
Photo: Cavernia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Austevoll Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Storebø.
Hundvåkøy Church
Church
Hundvåkøy Church is an annex chapel of the Church of Norway in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Austevollshella on the island of Hundvåko. Hundvåkøy Church is situated 3 km west of Birkeland.
Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station
University building
Photo: Vasmar1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station is an university building, which is situated 3 km southeast of Birkeland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakkasund.
Bakkasund
Hamlet
Photo: Vasmar1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bakkasund is a village in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern side of the island of Storakalsøy. Bakkasund is situated 8 km west of Birkeland.
Birkeland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Austevoll, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.10605° or 60° 6′ 22″ northLongitude
5.22779° or 5° 13′ 40″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
9FG7464H+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9982809352OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Birkeland” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Birkeland”
- Dutch: “Birkeland”
- French: “Birkeland”
- Irish: “Birkeland”
- Javanese: “Birkeland, Hordaland”
- Javanese: “Birkeland”
- Malay: “Birkeland, Hordaland”
- Malay: “Birkeland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Birkeland”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Storebø grendahus and Austevoll kommunehus.
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