Birketveit

Birketveit
Iveland
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Birketveit is located in Agder
Birketveit
Birketveit
Location of the village
Birketveit is located in Norway
Birketveit
Birketveit
Birketveit (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°27′45″N 7°54′42″E / 58.4624°N 07.9118°E / 58.4624; 07.9118
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictSetesdal
MunicipalityIveland
Elevation206 m (676 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4724 Iveland

Birketveit is the administrative centre of Iveland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the villages of Skaiå and Bakken, and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the west of the village of Vatnestrøm. The Iveland Church is located on the south end of the village, and the small lake Birketveitstjønna lies on the west side of the village. The municipal government building is located in Birketveit and it houses a small mineral/mining museum, there is also a municipal sports hall in Birketveit.[2]

  1. ^ "Birketveit, Iveland (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-07-20). "Birketveit". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-06-05.