Børkop is a
railway town
A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site.
North America
During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporar ...
in
Vejle Municipality,
Region of Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Munici ...
in
Denmark
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. It is located at the
railroad
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between the cities of
Vejle
Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...
and
Fredericia
Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 16 ...
and is served by
Børkop railway station. It has a population of 6,319 (1 January 2022).
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The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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Børkop was the municipal seat of the former
Børkop Municipality, until 1 January 2007.
References
Further sources
Project Runeberg - ''Kongeriget Danmark'' (J. P. Trap [1856-1906/nowiki>; 2nd edition) 6. Deel. Amterne Aarhus, Vejle, Ringkjøbing, Ribe og Færøerne. Sted-Register og Supplement 272]
* Danmarks Statistik: Statistisk Tabelværk Femte Række, Litra A Nr. 20: Folketællingen i Kongeriget Danmark den 5. november 1930; København 1935; p. 143
* Statistiske Undersøgelser Nr. 10: Folketal, areal og klima 1901-60; Det Statistiske Departement, København 1964; p. 185
* Statistiske Meddelelser 1968: 3. Folkemængden 27. september 1965 og Danmarks administrative inddeling; Danmarks Statistik, København 1968; p. 17
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Railway towns
Vejle Municipality
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