page_title: Birketveit
hierarchical_section_title: Birketveit
caption_attribution_description: Norsk nynorsk: Grenda Iveland ved Birketveitstjønna med kyrkja og skulen. Svintoksknutten i bakgrunnen.
context_page_description: Birketveit is the administrative centre of Iveland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 8 kilometres north of the villages of Skaiå and Bakken and about 12 kilometres to the west of the village of Vatnestrøm. The Iveland Church 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.
context_section_description: Birketveit is the administrative centre of Iveland municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway.  The village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the villages of Skaiå and Bakken and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the west of the village of Vatnestrøm.  The Iveland Church 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.
caption: View of the village church
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