Berse

Berse is a nature reserve in Birkenes, Agder. Berse is situated nearby to the village Birkeland, as well as near the locality Kalvåsen.

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 Birkenes Municipality, 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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkeland and Håbbesland.

Birkeland

Village

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Birkeland is the administrative centre of Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Tovdalselva, across the river from the village of Flakk.

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 village of Birkeland.

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.

Berse

Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00001155)
Category: recreation area
Location: Birkenes, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.323° or 58° 19′ 23″ north

Longitude

8.2237° or 8° 13′ 25″ east

Inception

May 7th, 1982

Operator

Statsforvalteren i Aust- og Vest-Agder

Open location code

9FCC86FF+5F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 425126915

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q50356185

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian Bokmål to Spanish—“Berse” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Berse naturreservat”
Spanish: “Berse”

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