Skårup

Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
55°5′40″N 10°41′49″E / 55.09444°N 10.69694°E / 55.09444; 10.69694CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkMunicipalitySvendborgArea
 • Urban
1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Urban
1,811 • Urban density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Skårup is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark in Svendborg Municipality close to the city of Svendborg.

Seminarium

Skårup was previously the location of Skårup Seminarium which closed in 2010. The buildings are still there, although a new use for them has yet to be determined.

Notable people

  • Emil Rostrup (1831–1907) a Danish botanist, mycologist and plant pathologist and, for 25 years from 1858, a teacher at the paedagogical college Skårup Seminarium in then new subject of natural history
  • Hans Peter Nielsen (1852 in Vejstrup near Skårup – 1928) a Danish farmer and politician
  • Christian Mortensen (1882–1998) a Danish tailor, oldest verified Danish person ever and second-oldest verified male ever

References

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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