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.

Key facts

Kommune.name: Bjerkreim
Kommune.former_name: Birkrem herred
Kommune.image_skyline: Runaskaret.jpg
Kommune.image_caption: View of the Bjerkreim landscape
Kommune.idnumber: 1114
Kommune.county: Rogaland
Kommune.district: Dalane
Kommune.capital: Vikeså
Kommune.established: 1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded: none
Kommune.demonym: Bjerkreimsbu
Kommune.language: Nynorsk
Kommune.coatofarms

Article

13 sections

Contents

General information
Name
Coat of arms
Churches
Government
Municipal council
Mayors
Geography
Climate
Transportation
Notable people
References
External links

Nature has been generous in giving Bjerkreim many idyllic places, making Bjerkreim a good place to live by living in a countryside environment, but still relatively close to a major city, Stavanger. Bjerkreim has one of the most important salmon rivers in Norway, Bjerkreimselva. The most important livelihoods are agriculture and small-scale industries.