Birkelse

Birkelse is a village in western Vendsyssel with a population of 666 (1 January 2020),[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 village belongs to the Jammerbugt Municipality and is located in North Jutland. Birkelse belong to Vedsted Sogn. Vedsted Church is located in the village.

Vedsted Church
Birkelse Manor

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

References
  1. BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  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

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