Birket
Birket is a small town in Lolland Municipality, Denmark. It had a population of 214 residents in 2014. It is located 8 km east of Horslunde, 17 km northeast of Nakskov, 10 km northwest of Stokkemarke and 21 km northwest of Maribo. Birket Church is located south of the town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Birket Church and Glentehøj.
Birket Church
Church
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Birket Church is located south of the little village of Birket, some 14 km northeast of Nakskov on the Danish island of Lolland. Its chancel was originally the nave of the brick Gothic church built in 1350.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kragenæs and Horslunde.
Horslunde
Village
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Horslunde is a village on the island of Lolland in south-eastern Denmark. In January 2025, its population was 582. Horslunde is now part of Lolland Municipality and belongs to Region Zealand. Horslunde is situated 7 km west of Birket.
Stokkemarke
Village
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Stokkemarke is a village on the Danish island of Lolland located midway between Nakskov and Maribo. In January 2025 it had a population of 401. Stokkemarke Church, first documented in 1396, originally built in the Romanesque style, has Gothic additions. Stokkemarke is situated 8 km south of Birket.
Birket
- Type: Village with 206 residents
- Description: village in Lolland Municipality, Denmark
- Category: locality
- Location: Lolland Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
54.90202° or 54° 54′ 7″ northLongitude
11.33114° or 11° 19′ 52″ eastPopulation
206Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)United Nations Location Code
DK BKTOpen location code
9F6HW82J+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 100124977OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Birket” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Birket”
- Danish: “Birket”
- Dutch: “Birket”
- German: “Birket”
- Turkish: “Birket”
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