Bjerkreim Municipality

Bjerkreim is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vikeså. Other villages in the municipality include Bjerkreim and Øvrebygd.

Dalane is a traditional district in the southwestern part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Lund, Sokndal, Eigersund, and Bjerkreim. Dalane is one of the 15 districts in Western Norway. It sits to the southeast of the very flat Jæren region and south of the moorland of Ryfylke. The district has about 24,159 residents (as of 2014).

thumb | right | Vikeså school Vikeså or Vigjeså is the administrative centre of Bjerkreim municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E39 highway at a crossroads with the village of Ålgård about to the northwest, the village of Dirdal (in Gjesdal) about to the northeast, and the town of Egersund about to the south. The lake Svelavatnet lies along the south side of the village.

Hofreistæ is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake immediately south of the village of Øvrebygd. The lake is fed by a short river from the lakes Austrumdalsvatnet and Byrkjelandsvatnet. The river Hofreistæåna flows south out of this lake and eventually feeds into the river Bjerkreimselva.

Ørsdalsvatnet or Ørdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies about northeast of the village of Bjerkreim. The lake is rather narrow, but it is long.

Byrkjelandsvatnet or Storavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies about north of the village of Øvrebygd. The lake flows out through the short river Malmeisåna which flows into the lake Hofreistæ.

Austrumdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies about southeast of the lakes Hofreistæ and Byrkjelandsvatnet. The village of Øvrebygd lies about west of the lake.

church building in Bjerkreim Municipality, Rogaland, Norway

church building in Bjerkreim, Rogaland, Norway