Birkende
Birkende | |
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  Birkende Location in the Region of Southern Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°23′00″N 10°35′00″E / 55.38333°N 10.58333°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) |
| Municipality | Kerteminde |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 702 |
Birkende is a town with a population of 702 (1 January 2023)[1] located in the Kerteminde municipality, on the island of Funen in central Denmark.
Birkende's local football team is Birkende BK
Notable people
- Hans Tausen (1494 Birkende – 1561), the leading Lutheran theologian of the Danish Reformation. He served as the Bishop of Ribe. There is a monument to him in the town centre. [2]
References
- ^ BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). p. 456.