Skærbæk, Tønder Municipality
Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
55°9′31″N 8°46′17″E / 55.15861°N 8.77139°E / 55.15861; 8.77139 (2024)[1]
DK-6780 Skærbæk
Skærbæk (German: Scherrebek) is a railway town, with a population of 3,227 (1 January 2024),[1] in Tønder Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark.
Skærbæk was the municipal seat of the former Skærbæk Municipality, until 1 January 2007.
Skærbæk Church
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Skærbæk Church is first mentioned in the sources in 1292 and it is then said that it is dedicated to St. Simon and Skt. Judas (son of Jacob).
Notable people
- Jeppe Prætorius (1745-1823) a Danish merchant and shipowner, was born in Skærbæk.
- Jannik Petersen Bjerrum (1851-1920) a Danish ophthalmologist, was born in Skærbæk
- Kirstine Meyer (1861-1941) a Danish physicist, was born in Skærbæk.
- The former professional footballer Kenneth Fabricius is born in Skærbæk.
References
- ^ a b BY3: Population 1 January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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