Svendborg

Svendborg
Town
Kattesundet Street and Vor Frue Church
Kattesundet Street and Vor Frue Church
Coat of arms of Svendborg
Svendborg is located in Denmark
Svendborg
Svendborg
Location in Denmark
Svendborg is located in Region of Southern Denmark
Svendborg
Svendborg
Svendborg (Region of Southern Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°3′34″N 10°36′30″E / 55.05944°N 10.60833°E / 55.05944; 10.60833
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalitySvendborg
Area
 • Urban
13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
27,521
 • Urban density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
13,427 males and 14,094 females
DemonymSvendborgenser Svendborger
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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 27,521 (1 January 2024), 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.

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]

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ Søren Bitsch Christensen. "Skibsrederen satte dampen op mod succes" (in Danish). Kulturarv. Retrieved 15 July 2014.