Birkende is a town with a population of 706 (1 January 2022) located in the
Kerteminde municipality, on the island of
Funen
Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...
in central
Denmark
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Birkende's local football team is
Birkende BK
Notable people
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Hans Tausen
Hans Tausen (Tavsen) (1494 – 11 November 1561) was the leading Lutheran theologian of the Danish Reformation in Denmark. He served as Bishop of Ribe and published the first translation of the Pentateuch into Danish in 1535.
Background
Ha ...
(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.
References
Index Mundi
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Populated places in Funen
Kerteminde Municipality
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