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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
Village
Birkelse Station
Birkelse
Location in the North Jutland Region
Coordinates: 57°8′59″N 9°41′2″E
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Jutland
MunicipalityJammerbugt
Population
 (2022)[1]
645
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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]




References


  1. BY3: Population 1st January by urban and rural areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark, retrieved 16 October 2020
  2. Danskejernbaner.dk "Birkelse Station" Retrieved 16 October 2020
  3. Vonberg, Judith (8 March 2017). "Boy finds WWII plane with pilot's remains in cockpit". CNN. Retrieved 10 March 2017.


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