Byrkjelo is a village in the municipality of Gloppen

Gloppen

Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east. Each of the areas have their own main service centres. ...

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county, 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...

. It is located about halfway between the villages of Sandane

Sandane

Sandane is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gloppefjord, along the highway . Sandane is south of Nordfjordeid and about west of Byrkjelo. Sandane Airport, Anda is located northwest of Sandane along...

 (in Gloppen) and Skei

Skei, Sogn og Fjordane

Skei is the administrative centre of the municipality of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located at the northeastern end of the lake Jølstravatn along the highway...

 (in Jølster

Jølster

Jølster is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Skei...

) along the highway . The small village of Egge

Egge, Sogn og Fjordane

Egge is a village in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located along the highway , about south of the village of Byrkjelo, and about west of Jostedalsbreen National Park where the Myklebustbreen glacier is located. Egge is southeast of the municipal center...

 is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Byrkjelo. The 0.62 square kilometres (153.2 acre) village had a population of 303 in 2009.

Byrkjelo is located near the great Jostedalsbreen National Park

Jostedalsbreen National Park

Jostedalsbreen National Park is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. The park was established by royal decree on 25 October 1991, and then in 1998, it was enlarged to the northwest...

, Myklebustbreen

Myklebustbreen

Myklebustbreen, or Snønipbreen, is the seventh largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Jølster, Gloppen, and Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county...

 glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

, and the lake Breimsvatn

Breimsvatn

Breimsvatn is a lake in the municipalities of Gloppen and Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. At , it is the largest lake in Gloppen . The highway runs along the north end of the lake, connecting the two nearby areas of Sandane and Byrkjelo...

. Byrkjelo Stadium is used for several large athletic competitions each year. One of the largest dairy factories in Western Norway is located in Byrkjelo. It is operated by Tine

Tine (company)

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