Birkende | |
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Village | |
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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 / 55.38333; 10.58333 | |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) |
| Municipality | Kerteminde |
| Elevation | 130 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 713 |
Birkende is a village with a population of 713 (1 January 2026)2 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. 3
References
References
- "Denamrks - Places beginning with Binderup - Binderup to Bisserup". Index Mundi.
- 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.