Bjørkelangen is a village of 3,196 inhabitants (January 2015 figures) in the
Akershus county of south-eastern
Norway
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. 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,
Kjelle Videregående Skole homepage
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Commercial facilities in Bjørkelangen include three grocery stores ( Rimi, REMA1000, and COOP Prix) and two petrol stations (Shell
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and Esso), as well as a number of clothing stores and other retail outlets in close proximity to the main, pedestrianized street.
Gallery
Image:Gågata_beskåret-.JPG, Main shopping street
Image:Bjørkelangen_stasjon_beskåret-.JPG, Former railway station
Image:Bjørkelangen kirke 20071021 1.jpg, Bjørkelangen church
References
Aurskog-Høland
Villages in Akershus
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