Birkenes kommune | | | | County | Aust-Agder | | District | | | Municipality | NO-0928 | | Administrative centre | Birkeland | | Mayor (2004) | Harald Vestøl (H) | | Official language form | Neutral | Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage | Ranked 164
674 km²
630 km²
0.21 % | Population
- Total (2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density | Ranked 220
4,339
0.09 %
7.0 %
7/km² | | Coordinates | 58°26′N 8°14′E | www.birkenes.kommune.no
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Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...
County NO-09 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 km² 2. ...
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Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ...
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Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ...
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Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...
This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...
| Coordinates: 58°26′N 8°14′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Birkenes is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. In 1967, Birkenes municipality was combined with the former municipalities of Herefoss and Vegusdal. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...
County NO-09 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 km² 2. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
Wikipedia:Translation/Herefoss Herefoss is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. ...
Vegusdal is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. ...
The municipality is bounded by Kristiansand and Vennesla municipalities in Vest-Agder and Iveland, Evje og Hornnes, Froland, Grimstad and Lillesand municipalities in Aust-Adger. County Vest-Agder District Sørlandet Municipality NO-1001 Administrative centre Kristiansand Mayor (2004) Jan Oddvar Skisland (KrF) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 287 277 km² 259 km² 0. ...
County Vest-Agder District Municipality NO-1014 Administrative centre Vennesla Mayor (2003) Torhild Bransdal (KrF) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 244 384 km² 362 km² 0. ...
County NO-10 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Kristiansand County mayor Thore Westermoen Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 15 7,276 km² 2. ...
County Aust-Agder District Setesdal Municipality NO-0935 Administrative centre Iveland Mayor (2004) Ole Magne Omdal (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 293 262 km² 246 km² 0. ...
Evje og Hornnes is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
Froland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
County Aust-Agder Landscape Sørlandet Municipality NO-0904 Administrative centre Grimstad Mayor (2004) Svein Harberg (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 275 303 km² 272 km² 0. ...
Lillesand is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
Birkeland is the municipality center and about half of the municipality residents live here. Birkeland is 30-kilometers from Kristiansand and 13-kilometers from Lillesand. Birkeland is a lunar impact crater; see Birkeland (Lunar crater) As a surname it could also be: Kristian Birkeland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Birkenes (Norse Birkines), since the first church was built there. The first element is birki n 'birch wood', the last element is nes n 'headland'. Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean: Ancient Norse mythology Medieval Norsemen, i. ...
Species Many species; see text and classification Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. ...
Economy Agriculture and timbering are important sources of employment, but the municipality also has small industry with about 400 different work sites. The largest enterprise is Owens Corning with approximately 180 employees. Other larger businesses include Uldal Vinduer og Dører, Foss Bad, Scanflex, KOAB Industrier, and Birkeland Trykkeri.
The Sørlandsbanen provides rail service at Herefoss station. Sørlandsbanen is a railway line between Drammen (though this is connected to Oslo by means of Drammensbanen) via Kristiansand to Stavanger. ...
External links
Kulturnett. ...
| Municipalities of Aust-Agder |
 | | Arendal | Birkenes | Bygland | Bykle | Evje og Hornnes | Froland | Gjerstad | Grimstad | Iveland | Lillesand | Risør | Tvedestrand | Valle | Vegårshei | Åmli Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
County NO-09 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 km² 2. ...
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County Aust-Agder District Sørlandet Municipality NO-0906 Administrative centre Arendal Mayor (2004) Torill Rolstad Larsen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 289 270 km² 255 km² 0. ...
Bygland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
Bykle is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
Evje og Hornnes is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
Froland is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
Gjerstad is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
County Aust-Agder Landscape Sørlandet Municipality NO-0904 Administrative centre Grimstad Mayor (2004) Svein Harberg (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 275 303 km² 272 km² 0. ...
County Aust-Agder District Setesdal Municipality NO-0935 Administrative centre Iveland Mayor (2004) Ole Magne Omdal (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 293 262 km² 246 km² 0. ...
Lillesand is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
Risør in 1902 County Aust-Agder District Sørlandet Municipality NO-0901 Administrative centre Risør Mayor (2005) Lars Lauvhjell (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 332 193 km² 179 km² 0. ...
County Aust-Agder Landscape Sørlandet Municipality NO-0938 Administrative centre Tvedestrand Mayor (2004) Jan Dukene (Tvedestrand Tverrpolitiske Liste) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 322 218 km² 204 km² 0. ...
Valle is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ...
County Aust-Agder Landscape Municipality NO-0912 Administrative centre Vegårshei Mayor (2004) Maya Marianne Twedt Berli (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 255 356 km² 322 km² 0. ...
County Aust-Agder District Municipality NO-0929 Administrative centre Åmli Mayor (2004) Tellef Olstad (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 89 1,131 km² 1,058 km² 0. ...
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