Country Norway County Hordaland Municipality Austevoll Elevation 61 m | Region Western Norway District Midhordland Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Local time Thursday 10:43 AM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SE at 26 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Birkeland is a village in Austevoll municipality in Hordaland 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 (2013) of 1,322.
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
Birkeland, Hordaland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA