Bjørkelangen
Bjørkelangen | |
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Village | |
Bjørkelangen seen from Eidslia | |
| Coordinates: 59°53′04″N 11°34′10″E / 59.88444°N 11.56944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Romerike |
| Municipality | Aurskog-Høland |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,196 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1940 |
Bjørkelangen is a village of 3,196 inhabitants (January 2015 figures) 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, which is a traditional high school offering a broad academic curriculum, and Kjelle Videregående Skole, which focuses on agricultural and forestry education.
Commercial facilities in Bjørkelangen include three grocery stores, two petrol stations, as well as a number of clothing stores and other retail outlets near the main, pedestrianized street.