Svendborg
Sign in to saveSvendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,616 (1 January 2025), 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 southwest of Copenhagen, south of Aarhus, south of Odense, and east of Faaborg.
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Key facts
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- Svendborg
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- Town
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- Kattesundet Street and Vor Frue Church
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- Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
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- above
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- Location in Denmark
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- Country
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- Denmark
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- Region
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- Southern Denmark
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Demonym
- svendborgenser
- Country
- Denmark
- Located in
- Svendborg Municipality
- Population
- +27210
- Elevation
- +14
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Svendborg County
- Official website
- www.Svendborg.dk
- Image
- Svendborg.3.jpg
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Middle Ages
- 16th and 17th centuries
- Industrial development
- 20th century to present
- Geography
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Education
- Notable people
- The Arts
- Sport
- References
- External links
Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,616 (1 January 2025), 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 southwest of Copenhagen, south of Aarhus, south of Odense, and 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.