Svendborg
Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Svendborg (Danish: [ˈsvenˌpɒˀ] ⓘ) is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,594 (1 January 2023), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.[1] 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.
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Svendborg | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 55°3′34″N 10°36′30″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Southern Denmark |
Municipality | Svendborg |
Area | |
• Urban | 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Urban | 27,594 |
• Urban density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
• Gender [2] | 13,438 males and 14,156 females |
Demonym | Svendborgenser Svendborger |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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".[3]