ancient ruins
Jelling Stones & Viking Monuments
Denmark's 'birth certificate': UNESCO-listed runic stones raised by Viking kings Gorm and Harald Bluetooth alongside massive burial mounds.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Central Jutland, Denmark · Europe
Østbirk sits on the route: 15 minutes from Gedved, 31km from Jelling Stones & Viking Monuments.
Østbirk is a town located in Central Jutland, Denmark. With a population of 2,644, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Østbirk sits in Denmark, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Copenhagen time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Østbirk to your route.
Østbirk is a town, with a population of 2,652 (1 january 2026), 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.Read more
The Østbirk School 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.
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Østbirk is located in Central Jutland, Denmark, Europe. The coordinates are 55.9648 latitude, 9.7556 longitude.
Østbirk has a population of approximately 2,644 people, making it a town in Denmark.
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ancient ruins
Denmark's 'birth certificate': UNESCO-listed runic stones raised by Viking kings Gorm and Harald Bluetooth alongside massive burial mounds.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
An undulating five-tower residential building on Vejle Fjord, one of Denmark's most striking pieces of contemporary architecture.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
An open-air museum recreating Danish urban life from the 16th century to the 1970s with 75 historic buildings moved from across Denmark.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
The original Legoland theme park with over 65 million Lego bricks creating miniature landmarks, rides, and attractions in LEGO's hometown.
47 km · about 55 min drive
bridge
The elegant 1935 steel truss bridge linking Jutland and Funen at Middelfart. Now a quiet scenic crossing beside its motorway successor, with bridge-walking tours on its upper girders.
49 km · about 55 min drive
bridge
Suspension bridge carrying the E20 motorway between Jutland and Funen, opened in 1970 alongside the older 1935 crossing.
50 km · about 60 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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