Birketveit

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Birketveit

|other_name = Iveland

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Iveland, Iveland kyrkje, skule og Birketvetitstjønna 02.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village church

|pushpin_map = Agder#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = top

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Southern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Agder

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Setesdal

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Iveland

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 4724 Iveland

|coordinates = {{coord|58.4624|07.9118|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 206

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Birketveit, Iveland (Aust-Agder) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Aust-Agder/Iveland/Birketveit/ |access-date=2017-06-05 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Birketveit is the administrative centre of Iveland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about {{convert|8|km}} north of the villages of Skaiå and Bakken, and about {{convert|12|km}} 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.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Birketveit |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Birketveit |date=2015-07-20 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2017-06-05}}

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Category:Villages in Agder

Category:Iveland

Category:Setesdal

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