Skarrild is a village (Danish: landsby) in Herning Municipality (Danish, kommune) in Central Denmark Region (Danish, Region Midtjylland), a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is notable as the location of the Danish Blues Guitar Festival and a memorial to RAF flyers who died there in 1944.
Skarrild | |
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  Skarrild Location in Denmark  Skarrild Skarrild (Denmark Central Denmark Region) | |
| Coordinates: 55°58′42″N 08°53′51″E / 55.97833°N 8.89750°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) |
| Municipality | Herning |
| Population (2024-01-01) | |
• Total | 310[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
In 1944, it was the site of a deadly air skirmish during World War II near its Romanesque church, at which there is a memorial to the Royal Air Force fliers who died there.[2][3][4][5] On 27 August 1944, a seven-member RAF crew in a Lancaster ME650 from East Kirkby were killed in a crash when a German plane shot it down.[5]
The Danish Folk, Blues, and Ragtime Guitar Festival in Skarrild attracts many international entertainers, including Thomasina Winslow.[6]
References
edit- ^ BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Visit Denmark website. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ Flenstead website. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ Story on Skarrild Church, West Jutland. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Grave of the Lancaster Crew," found at the Official government website. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ Danish Folk, Blues, and Ragtime Guitar Festival website. Accessed September 14, 2010.
External links
edit- Official government website in Danish
- Profile at MBendi.com
- Denmark Government Statistics Statistikbanken Tabel BEF44
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