Birkende is a village with a population of 713 (1 January 2026)BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark located in the Kerteminde municipality, on the island of Funen in central Denmark.
Birkende's local football team is Birkende BK.
Notable people Hans Tausen (1494 Birkende – 1561), the leading Lutheran theologian of the Danish Reformation. He served as the Bishop of Ribe. There is a monument to him in the town centre.
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