Birkende

Place in Southern Denmark, Denmark
55°23′00″N 10°35′00″E / 55.38333°N 10.58333°E / 55.38333; 10.58333CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern Denmark (Syddanmark)MunicipalityKertemindeElevation
26 ft (8 m)Population
 (2023)
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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

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Tausen, Hans" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). p. 456.
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