''Birkenesavisa'' (The Birkenes Gazette) is a local

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

newspaper in the municipality of Birkenes in Aust-Agder county. The newspaper was established in 2002 and it is issued 48 times a year. It is published in Birkeland, the administrative center of the municipality. The newspaper appears on Wednesdays and covers Birkeland,

Herefoss Herefoss is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern end of the Herefossfjorden which is a large lake on the river Tovdalselva. The Norwegian National Road 41 runs through the village ...

, and Vegusdal.''Birkenesavisa'': Om Birkenesavisa.
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Geir Willy Haugen Geir is a masculine name commonly given in Norway and Iceland. It is derived from Old Norse ''geirr'' "spear", a common name element in Germanic names in general, from Proto-Germanic '' *gaizaz'' (whence also Old High German ''gêr'', Old English ' ...

.Geir Willy Haugen. 2015. ''Journalisten'' (October 28).
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Editors

*Torbjørn Bjorvatn (2002–2003) *Bjørn Vidar Lie (2003–2015) *

(2015–)

Circulation

According to the

Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations ( no, Norsk Opplagskontroll AS) is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was establishe ...

and the

National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, LLA) is a Norwegian association for local newspapers. The organization was established in Voss in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditions and inte ...

, ''Birkenesavisa'' has had the following annual circulation: *2006: 1,416 *2007: 1,432 *2008: 1,637 *2009: 1,495 *2010: 1,445 *2011: 1,379 *2012: 1,344 *2013: 1,357 *2014: 1,335 *2015: 1,259 *2016: 1,278''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
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References

External links

''Birkenesavisa'' home page
{{italic title Weekly newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Mass media in Aust-Agder Birkenes Newspapers established in 2002 2002 establishments in Norway