Birkelse

Vedsted Church
Birkelse Manor

Birkelse is a village in western Vendsyssel with 715 inhabitants (2016),[1] located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Brovst, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Pandrup and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Aabybro. The city belongs to the Jammerbugt Municipality and is located in North Jutland. Birkelse belong to Vedsted Sogn. Vedsted Church is located in the city.

In 2017, the remains of a World War II Messerschmitt fighter plane were found in a field in Birkelse.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Danmarks Statistik: Statistikbanken Tabel BY1
  2. ↑ Vonberg, Judith (8 March 2017). "Boy finds WWII plane with pilot's remains in cockpit". CNN. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  • Media related to Birkelse at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 57°08′59″N 9°41′02″E / 57.149722°N 9.683889°E / 57.149722; 9.683889

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