Birkende is a village with a population of 680 (1 January 2025) 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 â 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.