Bjørkelangen

Bjørkelangen
Village

Bjørkelangen seen from Eidslia
Bjørkelangen

Location in Akershus

Coordinates: 59°53′04″N 11°34′10″E / 59.88444°N 11.56944°E / 59.88444; 11.56944Coordinates: 59°53′04″N 11°34′10″E / 59.88444°N 11.56944°E / 59.88444; 11.56944
Country Norway
County Akershus
District Romerike
Municipality Aurskog-Høland
Area
 • Total 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 3,196
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 1940

Bjørkelangen is a village of 3,196 inhabitants (January 2015 figures) [1] in the Akershus county of south-eastern Norway. Located immediately north of Lake Bjørkelangen, it became the administrative centre of the Aurskog-Høland municipality in 1966.

The village is home to a primary school, a junior high school, and two senior high schools: Bjørkelangen Videregående Skole,[2] which is a traditional high school offering a broad academic curriculum, and Kjelle Videregående Skole,[3] which focuses on agricultural and forestry education.

Commercial facilities in Bjørkelangen include three grocery stores (Rimi, REMA1000, and COOP Prix) and two petrol stations (Shell and Esso), as well as a number of clothing stores and other retail outlets in close proximity to the main, pedestrianized street.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistics Norway table
  2. ↑ Bjørkelangen Videregående Skole homepage
  3. ↑ Kjelle Videregående Skole homepage


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