Bjørkelangen
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Bjørkelangen is the administrative centre of Aurskog-Høland
municipality, Norway
. Its population (2007) is 2,438http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/01/10/beftett/tab-2008-06-20-01.html.
Bjørkelangen became the administrative centre of the Aurskog-Høland
municipality in 1966. It is located in the north end of the lake named Bjørkelangsjøen.
There is an elementary school, a junior high school, and two high schools in the village. The first high school is Bjørkelangen Videregående Skole
which is a traditional high school with a broad scholary focus area. The second high school is Kjelle Videregående Skole which is focusing on forestry and agricultural education.
Bjørkelangen has three grocery stores (Rimi
, REMA1000, and COOP Prix
), two gas stations, Shell
and Esso
, in addition to a number of clothing and other kinds of stores in close proximity of the main street (aka "Gågata").
Aurskog-Høland
Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjørkelangen.- Name :...
municipality, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Its population (2007) is 2,438http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/01/10/beftett/tab-2008-06-20-01.html.
Bjørkelangen became the administrative centre of the Aurskog-Høland
Aurskog-Høland
Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjørkelangen.- Name :...
municipality in 1966. It is located in the north end of the lake named Bjørkelangsjøen.
There is an elementary school, a junior high school, and two high schools in the village. The first high school is Bjørkelangen Videregående Skole
Bjørkelangen Videregående Skole
Bjørkelangen Videregående Skole is located in the town of Bjørkelangen in Aurskog-Høland municipality in Norway. It is a high school with approximately 650 students....
which is a traditional high school with a broad scholary focus area. The second high school is Kjelle Videregående Skole which is focusing on forestry and agricultural education.
Bjørkelangen has three grocery stores (Rimi
Rimi
Rimi may refer to:* RIMI, a Norwegian retail chain* Rimi Baltic, a Baltic retail chain* Rimi B. Chatterjee, an Indian author* Natsukawa Rimi, an Okinawan singer* Rimi, another name for Aurochs* Rimi, Nepal...
, REMA1000, and COOP Prix
Coop Prix
Coop Prix is a chain of 315 discount stores throughout Norway managed by Coop Norge and owned by local cooperatives. The chain was created in 1990 for the cooperatives to be able to compete with other discount stores like REMA 1000 and RIMI....
), two gas stations, Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
and Esso
Esso
Esso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States. In 1972, it was largely replaced in the U.S. by...
, in addition to a number of clothing and other kinds of stores in close proximity of the main street (aka "Gågata").
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- Bjørkelangen Videregående SkoleBjørkelangen Videregående SkoleBjørkelangen Videregående Skole is located in the town of Bjørkelangen in Aurskog-Høland municipality in Norway. It is a high school with approximately 650 students....
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