Skarrild is a village (Danish: landsby) in Herning Municipality (Danish, kommune) in Central Denmark Region (Danish, Region Midtjylland), a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is notable as the location of the Danish Blues Guitar Festival and a memorial to RAF flyers who died there in 1944.

Skarrild
Town
Skarrild Location in Denmark Show map of Denmark Skarrild Skarrild (Denmark Central Denmark Region) Show map of Denmark Central Denmark Region
Coordinates: 55°58′42″N 08°53′51″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Municipality	Herning
Population  (2022-01-01)
• Total	292[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

In 1944, it was the site of a deadly air skirmish during World War II near its Romanesque church, at which there is a memorial to the Royal Air Force fliers who died there.[2][3][4][5] On 27 August 1944, a seven-member RAF crew in a Lancaster ME650 from East Kirkby were killed in a crash when a German plane shot it down.[5]

The Danish Folk, Blues, and Ragtime Guitar Festival in Skarrild attracts many international entertainers, including Thomasina Winslow.[6]

References

External links

• Official government website in Danish
• Profile at MBendi.com
• Denmark Government Statistics Statistikbanken Tabel BEF44

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