Birkelse is a village in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality. The town has nearly grown together with the nearby village of Ryå.
Birkelse | |
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Village | |
 The former Birkelse Station | |
.svg)  Birkelse Location in the North Jutland Region | |
| Coordinates: 57°8′59″N 9°41′2″E / 57.14972°N 9.68389°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | North Jutland |
| Municipality | Jammerbugt |
| Population (2023)[1] | 634 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History edit
A train station was located in Birkelse between 1897 and 1969. It was a stop on the Fjerritslev-Nørresundby railroad.[2]
In 2017, the remains of a World War II Messerschmitt fighter plane were found in a field in Birkelse.[3]
External links edit
Media related to Birkelse at Wikimedia Commons
References edit
- ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban and rural areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark, retrieved 16 October 2020
- ^ Danskejernbaner.dk "Birkelse Station" Retrieved 16 October 2020
- ^ Vonberg, Judith (8 March 2017). "Boy finds WWII plane with pilot's remains in cockpit". CNN. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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