Skarrild, Denmark

Skarrild, Denmark is a village (Danish: landsby) in Herning Municipality (Danish, kommune) in Central Denmark Region (Danish, Region Midtjylland), a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is notable as the location of the Danish Blues Guitar Festival and a memorial to RAF flyers who died there in 1944.

Skarrild
Town
Skarrild
Herning [left edge] is south of Holstebro and west of Århus, on Denmark's Jutland peninsula.
Coordinates: 55°58′42″N 08°53′51″E
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark (Midtjylland)
MunicipalityHerning
Population
 (2019-01-01)
 • Total292[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In 1944, it was the site of a deadly air skirmish during World War II near its Romanesque church, at which there is a memorial to the Royal Air Force fliers who died there.[2][3][4][5] On 27 August 1944, a seven-member RAF crew in a Lancaster ME650 from East Kirkby were killed in a crash when a German plane shot it down.[5]

The Danish Folk, Blues, and Ragtime Guitar Festival in Skarrild attracts many international entertainers, including Thomasina Winslow.[6]

References
  1. BY3: Population 1.January by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. Visit Denmark website. Accessed September 13, 2010.
  3. Flenstead website. Accessed September 13, 2010.
  4. Story on Skarrild Church, West Jutland. Accessed September 13, 2010.
  5. "Grave of the Lancaster Crew," found at the Official government website. Accessed September 13, 2010.
  6. Danish Folk, Blues, and Ragtime Guitar Festival website. Accessed September 14, 2010.


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