Birkenes

Birkenes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birkeland, where about half the municipal population lives. Other villages in Birkenes include Ås, Engesland, Flakk, Håbbesland, Herefoss, Mollestad, Oggevatn, Rugsland, Senumstad, Søre Herefoss, Svaland, Tveide, and Væting.

settlement in Birkenes Municipality, Norway

Herefossfjorden is a lake in the municipality of Birkenes in Agder county, Norway. The lake is about long and it is part of the Tovdalselva river. The Gauslåfjorden and Uldalsåna lakes flow into Herefossfjorden near the village of Herefoss at the northern end of the lake. The Uldalsåna lake is held back by a dam and the Gauslåfjorden flows over a waterfall (called the Herefossen) into the Herefossfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 41 runs along the eastern shore. The village of Herefoss lies on the northern edge of the lake and the village of Søre Herefoss lies at the southern end of the fjo

Herefoss is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern end of the Herefossfjorden which is a large lake on the river Tovdalselva. The Norwegian National Road 41 runs through the village connecting it to Søre Herefoss, about to the south, and to Hynnekleiv in Froland, about to the north. The lake Uldalsåna lies about to the northwest.

Engesland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 405, just west of the lake Ljosevatnet and just a short distance north of the village of Ås. The Vegusdal Church has been located in Engesland since 1867. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Vegusdal from 1877 until the dissolution of the municipality in 1967.

Uldalsåna is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Birkenes and Froland in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the Tovdalselva river drainage basin. On the southeastern end of the lake, there is a hydroelectric dam which releases water into the waterfall, Hanefoss, on its way down to the lake Herefossfjorden near the village of Herefoss. The lake is fed by the rivers Rettåna and Skjeggedalsåna. The lake Nystølfjorden flows into the river Skjeggedalsåna.

church building in Birkenes Municipality, Norway

Ogge is a lake in the municipalities of Birkenes and Iveland in Agder county, Norway. It is located about north of the city of Kristiansand, just east of the villages of Vatnestrøm (in Iveland) and Oggevatn (in Birkenes). The lake includes about 360 islands and reefs. The overall length of the lake is approximately . The Sørlandsbanen railway line and the Norwegian County Road 405 both run along the west side of the lake.

railway line in Norway

church building in Birkenes, Agder, Norway

church building in Birkeland, Agder, Norway

Svaland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in a very rural area about southwest of the village of Birkeland and about the same distance northeast of the village of Vennesla.

Rugsland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the river Tovdalselva, about south of the village of Mollestad. The village of Svaland lies about to the northwest.

Nystølfjorden is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Birkenes and Froland in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the Tovdalselva river drainage basin. It flows into the Vågsdalsfjorden and eventually the Uldalsåna before emptying into the Herefossfjorden.

Håbbesland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about to the northeast of the municipal centre of Birkeland.

Legendary tree in Southern Norway

Tveide is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about south of the municipal centre of Birkeland. Historically, there was a railway station here along the now-closed Lillesand-Flaksvand Line.