Birkende

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Birkende
Birkende (Denmark)
Birkende
Birkende
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°23′0″N 10°35′0″E / 55.38333, 10.58333
Country Denmark
Municipality Kerteminde
Elevation 26 ft (8 m)

Birkende is a town located in the Kerteminde municipality, on the island of Funen in central Denmark.

The town is most famous for being the birth place of Hans Tausen (1494-1561), the protagonist of the Danish Reformation. There is a monument to him in the town centre.

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