Birkelse

Birkelse
Village
The former Birkelse Station
The former Birkelse Station
Birkelse is located in North Jutland Region
Birkelse
Birkelse
Location in the North Jutland Region
Coordinates: 57°8′59″N 9°41′2″E / 57.14972°N 9.68389°E / 57.14972; 9.68389
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Jutland
MunicipalityJammerbugt
Population
 (2024)[1]
643
Time zoneUTC+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]

  • Media related to Birkelse at Wikimedia Commons

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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