Østbirk
Town
Coordinates55°58′0″N 9°44′59″E
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark
MunicipalityHorsens Municipality
Area urban2 km²
Population as of2025
Population urban2644
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codeDK-8752 Østbirk

Østbirk is a town, with a population of 2,644 (1 january 2025),[1] in Horsens Municipality, Central Denmark Region, in Denmark, situated 11 km east of Brædstrup, 16 km southwest of Skanderborg and 15 km northwest of Horsens. Østbirk Church, where the admiral and naval hero Peder Skram is buried, is located in the town. The Østbirk Skole is also in an Eruopean Partner Programm (the so calles Erasmus + programm) with the Germany Franz-Stock-Realschule, the spanish Institut Eugeni Xammar in L'Ametla del Vallès and the Icelandic Ingunnarskóli school in Reykjavík.

References

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark