Birkeland, Hordaland

Birkeland
Village
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Coordinates: 60°06′21″N 05°13′40″E / 60.10583°N 5.22778°E / 60.10583; 5.22778Coordinates: 60°06′21″N 05°13′40″E / 60.10583°N 5.22778°E / 60.10583; 5.22778
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Hordaland
District	Midhordland
Municipality	Austevoll
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	5392 Storebø

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.

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'.

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