Børkop Explained

Pushpin Map:Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Denmark
Coordinates:55.6419°N 9.6519°W
Børkop
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Denmark
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vejle Municipality
Area Urban Km2:3.7
Population As Of:2024
Population Urban:6334
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Gender [1]
Population Blank1:3114 males and 3220 females
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:DK-7080 Børkop

Børkop is a railway town in Vejle Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located at the railroad between the cities of Vejle and Fredericia and is served by Børkop railway station. It has a population of 6,334 (1 January 2024).[2]

Børkop was the municipal seat of the former Børkop Municipality, until 1 January 2007.

Børkov Watermill is a fully-functioning timber framed watermill, dating back to the sixteenth century, located at a small stream in the southeastern part of the town.[3]

By exploring the area around the watermill it is possible to find one of the wooden trolls, called "Ene Øjesten", made by the artist Thomas Dambo.[4]

Børkop Højskole, a danish folk high school and a part of Indre Mission in Denmark, is located just north of the railway station.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex
  2. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
  3. https://www.visitvejle.com/vejle/plan-your-holiday/borkop-watermill-milling-farbror-svends-collection-gdk608071 Børkop Watermill
  4. https://www.visitvejle.com/vejle/plan-your-holiday/ene-ojesten-troll-gdk1141235 Ene Øjesten the Troll
  5. https://danishfolkhighschools.com/folkhighschools? List of all folk high schools in Denmark