Theme Week Funen – Svendborg
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Kattesundet Street and Vor Frue Church © Hubertus45/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Svendborg is a town on the island of
Funen in south-central
Denmark , and the seat of
Svendborg Municipality . With a population of 27,521 (1 January 2024), Svendborg is Funen’s second largest city. In 2000 Svendborg was declared “Town of the year” in Denmark, and in 2003 it celebrated its 750th anniversary as a
market town . By road, Svendborg is located 195 kilometres (121 mi) southwest of
Copenhagen , 183 kilometres (114 mi) south of
Aarhus , 44.2 kilometres (27.5 mi) south of
Odense , and 28.5 kilometres (17.7 mi) east of
Faaborg .
Svendborg is home to “Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum” social history museum and “Naturama” natural history museum. The latter holds a wide variety of taxidermy from whales and bears to birds and Foxes. The largest container ship company in the world, A.P. Møller-Mærsk has its origins in Svendborg, in the “Villa Anna”.
Anne Hvides Gaard, Svendborg's oldest residential building, now Svendborg Museum © Kåre Thor Olsen/cc-by-sa-3.0
Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady) located on a hill north of the market square was established in the 13th century but was enlarged in the late Middle Ages with a
Gothic chancel, transepts and tower. A spire was added in 1768. The oldest section is the red-brick,
Romanesque nave. Today the church reflects the comprehensive restoration work undertaken by Ove Petersen in 1884. The altar, pulpit and other artefacts date from the 17th century.
Anne Hvide’s House (
Anne Hvides Gård ), a two-storey, half-timbered building, is one of Svendborg’s oldest houses. Anne Hvide, a widow of noble descent, had it built in 1560. It was used as an inn from 1837 to 1867. After being restored, it became the town museum in 1916. It still belongs to Svenborg Museum who use it for exhibitions on the history of Svendborg during the summer months.
Attractions close to Svendborg include
Egeskov , the best preserved
Renaissance water castle in Europe,
Valdemar’s Castle on the nearby island of
Tåsinge , and
Hesselagergård , a historic manor to the north of Svendborg.
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