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Iveland Municipality
Iveland is a municipality in Agder County, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birketveit. Other villages in the municipality include Bakken, Skaiå, and Vatnestrøm.
Otra
The Otra is the largest river in the Sørlandet region of Norway. It begins in Setesdalsheiene mountains at the lake Breidvatnet in Bykle municipality in Agder county, just south of the border with Vinje municipality in Telemark county. The river then flows south through Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, Vennesla, and Kristiansand municipalities. The river empties into the Skagerrak in the center of the city of Kristiansand on the southern coast of Norway.
Kilefjorden
Kilefjorden is a lake on in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, and Vennesla. The lake is part of the river Otra. The lake is located about west of the village of Birketveit in Iveland, about north of the village of Hægeland in Vennesla, and about south of the village of Hornnes in Evje og Hornnes.
Vatnestrøm
Vatnestrøm is a village in Iveland municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is along Norwegian County Road 405, on the western shore of the lake Ogge. The municipal centre of Birketveit lies about northwest and the village of Oggevatn in the neighboring municipality of Birkenes lies about northeast.
Birketveit
Birketveit is the administrative centre of Iveland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about north of the villages of Skaiå and Bakken, and about 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.
Ogge
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.
Iveland Church
church building in Iveland Municipality, Norway