Birkelse
Appearance
Birkelse | |
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Village | |
The former Birkelse Station | |
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 (2024)[1] | 643 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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.
History
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
Media related to Birkelse at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ 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.