Østbirk is a town, with a population of 2,578 (1 january 2024),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Statistics Denmark Statistics Denmark () is a Danish governmental organization under the Ministry of the Interior and Housing, reporting to the Minister of Economic and Internal Affairs. The organization is responsible for creating statistics on the Danish society ...

in Horsens Municipality,

Central Denmark Region The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform. The refo ...

, in

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, situated 11 km east of Brædstrup, 16 km southwest of Skanderborg and 15 km northwest of

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of the Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 64,418 (1 January 2025) and the municipality's population is 97,921 (), making it the List of cities and ...

Østbirk Church Østbirk Church (danish: ''Østbirk Kirke'') is a parish church in Horsens Municipality. It is overseen by the Diocese of Aarhus in the Church of Denmark. The Church was constructed around the year 1200 and features Romanesque architecture, romanes ...

, where the admiral and naval hero

Peder Skram Peder Skram (died 11 July 1581) was a Danish naval officer. Biography Skram was born between 1491 and 1503, on his father's estate at Urup, Denmark, Urup near Horsens in Jutland, Denmark. He participated in military service during the Swedis ...

is buried, is located in the town.

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