Tåsinge
Sign in to saveTåsinge () is a Danish island immediately south of Funen, opposite and facing Svendborg, divided from Funen by Svendborgsund. The island covers an area of circa . It is part of the South Funen Archipelago and has 6,111 inhabitants. The Danish national road 9 crosses the island.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Tåsinge
- Islands.image_name
- Valdemars Slot TRS 060930 258.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Valdemars Castle, the largest estate on the island
- Islands.map_image
- Location map Tasinge.svg
- Islands.location
- Baltic Sea
- Islands.area_km2
- 70
- Islands.country
- Denmark
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- South Denmark Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Svendborg Municipality
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Vindeby
- Islands.country_largest_city_population
- 2,327
- Islands.population
- 6,187
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2010
- Islands.density_km2
- 88.4
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography and settlements
- History and attractions
- Tåsinge and American emigrants
- 1967 film about Elvira Madigan
- See also
- Notes
- References
Tåsinge () is a Danish island immediately south of Funen, opposite and facing Svendborg, divided from Funen by Svendborgsund. The island covers an area of circa . It is part of the South Funen Archipelago and has 6,111 inhabitants. The Danish national road 9 crosses the island.
Until the municipality reform of 1970, the island retained its own municipality (sognekommune). Since 1970, it has been part of Svendborg Municipality.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tåsinge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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