Birketveit is the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
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
Iveland Church ( no, Iveland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Iveland Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Birketveit. It is the church for the Iveland parish which is part of the Otredal ...
is located on the south end of the village. The small lake ''Birketveitstjønna'' lies on the west side of the village. The municipal government building is located here and it houses a small mineral/mining museum. There is also a municipal sports hall in Birketveit.
References
Villages in Agder
Iveland
Setesdal
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