Birkeland
Birkeland is the administrative centre of the municipality of Birkenes in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Tovdalselva, across the river from the village of Flakk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 3,020 residents
- Description: settlement in Birkenes Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Birkeland, Agder”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mollestad Oak and Birkenes Church.
Mollestad Oak
Photo: Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mollestad Oak is a monumental, legendary oak near the Norwegian village of Mollestad in the municipality of Birkenes, Norway. The oak has a circumference of 9.21 metres, measured in 2001, and a height of around 13 metres, which makes the Mollestad Oak one of the largest trees in Norway. Mollestad Oak is situated 2½ km southwest of Birkeland.
Birkenes Church
Church
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birkenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mollestad, about 3.5 kilometres southwest of the municipal centre of Birkeland. Birkenes Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Birkeland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollestad and Håbbesland.
Mollestad
Hamlet
Mollestad is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on both sides of the river Tovdalselva, just south of the municipal centre of Birkeland. Mollestad is situated 2½ km southwest of Birkeland.
Håbbesland
Hamlet
Håbbesland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres to the northeast of the municipal centre of Birkeland. Håbbesland is situated 2½ km northeast of Birkeland.
Rugsland
Hamlet
Rugsland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the river Tovdalselva, about 5 kilometres south of the village of Mollestad. The village of Svaland lies about 5 kilometres to the northwest. Rugsland is situated 6 km southwest of Birkeland.
Birkeland
- Categories: urban area in Norway, administrative center, and locality
- Location: Birkenes, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.3308° or 58° 19′ 51″ northLongitude
8.232° or 8° 13′ 55″ eastPopulation
3,020Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO BLDOpen location code
9FCC86JJ+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 252192032OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Birkeland” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Birkeland (kapital sa munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Birkeland, Aust-Agder”
- Cebuano: “Birkeland”
- Danish: “Birkeland”
- Dutch: “Birkeland”
- Finnish: “Birkeland”
- French: “Birkeland”
- German: “Birkeland”
- Italian: “Birkeland (Aust-Adger)”
- Italian: “Birkeland”
- Javanese: “Birkeland, Aust-Agder”
- Javanese: “Birkeland”
- Malay: “Birkeland, Aust-Agder”
- Malay: “Birkeland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Birkeland”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Birkeland”
- Norwegian: “Birkeland”
- Romanian: “Birkeland”
- Russian: “Биркеланн”
- Spanish: “Birkeland”
- Swedish: “Birkeland”
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