Svendborg () is a town on the island of
Funen
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in south-central
Denmark
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, and the seat of
Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,300 (1 January 2022), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.
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In 2000 Svendborg was declared "Town of the year" in Denmark, and in 2003 it celebrated its 750th anniversary as a
market town
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. By road, Svendborg is located southwest of
Copenhagen
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, south of
Aarhus
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, south of
Odense
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, and east of
Faaborg
Faaborg or FÃ¥borg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...
.
Svendborg is home to "Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum" social history museum and "Naturama" natural history museum. The latter holds a wide variety of
taxidermy
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from whales and bears to birds and Foxes.
The largest
container ship
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company in the world,
A.P. Møller-Mærsk has its origins in Svendborg, in the "Villa Anna".
History
Early history
In the light of archaeological discoveries, Svendborg appears to have been established in the first half of the 12th century or even earlier.
[ Located at the head of a bay, the natural harbour encouraged seafaring and trade.]
The first recorded mention of Svendborg occurred in 1229 in a deed of gift by Valdemar the Victorious
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, where he refers to the fortification as Swinæburgh. The name is thought to consist of the elements "svin" meaning "pig" and "borg" meaning "fortification". In 1236, the Greyfriars monastery
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in Svendborg was established. The Greyfriars would be part of the city for the next 300 years, until the Protestant reformation
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in 1536. The ruins of the monastery were partly excavated beside the railway in 2007.
Middle Ages
In 1253, the city was granted market town
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privileges by King Christopher I. In the Middle Ages
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, the city was fortified with walls and moats. The defense system also included a few of forts. Most historical facts about the medieval defense system, including the locations of fortifications, are disputed, as little archaeological evidence has been generated. In spite of this, it is a popular theory that the three towers in the coat of arms are the three fortifications ("Skattertårnet", "Kyseborg" and a third one unnamed). Thanks to its seafarers, in the late Middle Ages Svendborg became one of the most important trading centres in Scandinavia.
16th and 17th centuries
During the time of the Protestant reformation
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and the Count's Feud
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in the 1530s, the citizens of Svendborg joined forces with the King
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. Ørkild Castle, located just east of Svendborg, was property of the bishop of Odense
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, who was less than popular among the citizens of the city. The tension resulted in the castle being seized and burned down by an angry mob in collaboration with the King's forces. The King's forces would later, after ending their north-going campaign on Funen, return to pillage and plunder Svendborg.
After 1536, Svendborg went through a brief period of progress becoming the islands main port. But it would not last for long. In the following 250 years, the city faced various setbacks in its development, such as plague
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, a major fire, and the effects of the Swedish wars
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when Svendborg's ships were destroyed.[
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Industrial development
It was not until the end of the war with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Industrial Revolution
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in the early 19th century that the city returned to a period of increasing prosperity. The population grew from a mere 1,942 people in 1801 to more than 11,500 in 1901. This development was followed by improvement of the infrastructure, such as rail links with Odense
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, Faaborg
Faaborg or FÃ¥borg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...
and Nyborg
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, improvement of the local roads and the establishment of a real harbour suited for extensive trading, since goods could now easily be transported there. In the middle of the 19th century an explosion of industrialization happened, and all kinds of factories, from engineering to breweries were established together with modern gas and water systems.[
In the late 19th century, with industry well established, it was necessary to accommodate the growing population. This led to numerous new schools being founded. Furthermore, a hospital was established in 1871 and expanded in 1891.
]
20th century to present
The rapid increase in population continued at the beginning of the 20th century as Svendborg developed into an even more important industrial and educational centre. The food and metallurgy sectors became well established. The port prospered with new facilities, including shipyards such as Svendborg Skibsværft which was established in 1907 on an artificial island. On the educational front, a number of maritime and navigational schools were established. The shipyard, which had employed up to 800 in the 1980s finally closed in 2001, some of the facilities being taken over by Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, the Uni ...
. In recent years, there has been a marked transition from industry into the service sector, the hospital now being one of the principal employers. Tourism has also prospered, especially for those arriving in pleasure boats.[
The German writer ]Bertolt Brecht
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spent the first years of his exile from Nazi Germany in Svendborg. The town provided the title of a collection of Brecht's poems "Svendborger Gedichte" (Svendborg Poems).
Geography
Svendborg lies on the south coast of Funen. By road, Svendborg is located southwest of Copenhagen
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, south of Odense
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, southeast of Middelfart
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Etymology
The name Middelfart, first recorded as "Mæthælfar" in Valdemar's Cen ...
, and south-southeast of Faaborg
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. The Port of Svendborg is accessed by several channels, feeding through the islands of TÃ¥singe
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and Thurø
Thurø is a small Danish island in the south-east of Funen and belongs to the Svendborg municipality. Thurø is part of the South Funen Archipelago, comprising c. 55 islands altogether. The island had 3,555 inhabitants .
Connected to Svendborg p ...
. Svendborg Sund approaches the town from the southwest, along which ferries coming from Ærøskøbing
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Ærøskøbing's houses and streets are delicately restore ...
pass the smaller islands of Drejø
Drejø () is a Danish island south of Funen with 72 inhabitants, located in Svendborg municipality. The island covers an area of , and is long and wide at the widest place. A ferry plies between Svendborg, Skarø
Skarø () is a Danish isla ...
, Hjortø
Hjortø is a Danish island south of Funen. The island covers an area of 0.9 km2 and has 7 inhabitants as of 2020. The island can be reached by ferry from Svendborg
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, and Skarø
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Drejø () is a Danish island south of Funen with 72 inhabitants, located in Svendb ...
. Between Tåsinge and Thurø is Thurø Sund, which passes Bregninge forest (Bregninge Skov) on the northeast coast of Tåsinge, approaching the port of Svendborg from the south. From the east, between mainland Funen and the island of Thurø, is the narrow Skårupøre Sund.
To the west of Svendborg are several lakes, including Sørup Lake (Sørup Sø), northwest of the centre, and Hvidkilde Lake (Hvidkilde Sø), northwest of the centre of Svendborg. Several forested areas lie to the north-northwest of Svendborg, including Græsholmene, Løvehave, and Ravnebjerg Skov.
Economy
The largest container ship
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company in the world, A.P. Møller-Mærsk has its origins in Svendborg, in the "Villa Anna". The company remained in the hands of Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
Arnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (; 13 July 1913 – 16 April 2012) was a Danish shipping magnate. He was a longtime figure at A.P. Moller–Maersk Group, which was founded by his father.
Personal life
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was born in Hell ...
until his death in 2012 at the age of 98.
The Mac Baren
The Mac Baren Tobacco Company, formerly Harald Halberg, Tobaks- og Cigarfabrik, is a Danish manufacturer of tobacco products. The company manufactures a range of pipe tobaccos, rolling tobaccos and smokeless tobaccos in their factory in Svendborg.
...
tobacco
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factory was established in Svendborg in 1887, under the name ''Harald Halberg Tobaks and Cigarfabrik.'' The company was renamed the ''Mac Baren Tobacco Company'' in 1995.[ The company employs 140 people, and exports ]tobacco products
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to 70 countries.
Landmarks
Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady) located on a hill north of the market square was established in the 13th century but was enlarged in the late Middle Ages with a Gothic
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chancel, transepts and tower. A spire was added in 1768. The oldest section is the red-brick, Romanesque nave. Today the church reflects the comprehensive restoration work undertaken by Ove Petersen in 1884. The altar, pulpit and other artefacts date from the 17th century.
Anne Hvide's House (''Anne Hvides GÃ¥rd''), a two-storey, half-timbered building, is one of Svendborg's oldest houses. Anne Hvide, a widow of noble descent, had it built in 1560. It was used as an inn from 1837 to 1867. After being restored, it became the town museum in 1916. It still belongs to Svenborg Museum who use it for exhibitions on the history of Svendborg during the summer months.
Naturama, established in April 2005, is a natural history museum
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enhanced by means of various technological support features including light and sound, film, and expedition scenarios. It has a large collection of stuffed animals and birds in natural surroundings. A recent addition has been an exhibition depicting the world of spiders.
Svendborg contains a branch of the Odense University Hospital
Odense University Hospital (OUH) is the largest and most specialized hospital in Southern Denmark.
OUH is both Odense's and Funen's largest single workplace ( Odense Municipality employs significantly more, but they are spread over many addresse ...
, Odense Universitetshospital - Svendborg Sygehus. It also contains the Svendborg Museum.
Attractions close to Svendborg include Egeskov
Egeskov Castle ( da, Egeskov Slot) is located near Kværndrup, in the south of the island of Funen, Denmark. The castle is Europe's best preserved Renaissance water castle.
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Egeskov was first mentioned in 1405. The castle structure was ere ...
, the best preserved Renaissance
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water castle in Europe, Valdemar's Castle
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History
Valdemar's Castle was commissioned by King Christian IV (1588–1648) and built between 1639 and 1644 u ...
on the nearby island of TÃ¥singe
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, and Hesselagergård
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, a historic manor to the north of Svendborg.
Education
A branch of University College Lillebaelt
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( da, University College Lillebælt) can be found in Svendborg. Svendborg is also the home of Svendborg Gymnasium
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which is one of the larger upper secondary schools in Denmark with more than 1,000 students and around 100 teachers. Furthermore, it also has Svendborg Erhvervsskole, which is the largest educational institute in Southern Funen.
Notable people
* Hans Gaas Hans Gaas ( c.1500 – 17 September 1578) was a Danish-Norwegian clergyman. He was Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros in the aftermath of the introduction of Lutheranism into Norway.
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( 1500 in Svendborg – 1578) a Norwegian clergyman and Bishop of Nidaros
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Althou ...
* Nielsine Nielsen
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She graduated in 1885 and in 1889 she established her own medical practice and worked as a general practitioner. She was active in the gend ...
(1850 in Svendborg – 1916) the first female academic and physician in Denmark
* Christian Klengenberg
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(1869 in Svendborg – 1931) a whaler and trapper in Point Hope, Alaska
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* Arnold Peter Møller
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A. P. Møller was the son of captain Peter ...
(1876–1965) a Danish shipping magnate and businessman who founded A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
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in 1904; lived in Svendborg
* Grethe Meyer
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(1918 in Svendborg – 2008) an architect and designer of cutlery and dinnerware
* Leif Bjørnø (1937 in Svendborg – 2015) professor and well known acoustician
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* Inge Prytz Johnson
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Born in Svendborg, Denmark, Johnson received a Cer ...
(born 1945 in Svendborg) a lawyer, Senior United States District Judge
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* Jesper Lützen (born 1951 in Svendborg) an historian of mathematics and the physical sciences
* Annette Vilhelmsen
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(born 1959 in Svendborg) a politician, member of Folketing
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2011-2015
* Rune Bech
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(born 1966) Danish journalist turned digital entrepreneur, lives in Svendborg
* Inger Klein Thorhauge (born 1970) a Faroese cruise ship captain for Cunard Lines, lives in Svendborg.
* Trine Bramsen
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(born 1981 in Svendborg) a Danish politician and Government minister
The Arts
* Elisabeth Meyer (1859 in Svendborg - 1927) a Danish composer
* Johannes Jørgensen
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(1866 in Svendborg – 1956) a writer of biographies of Catholic saints, nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature
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five times
* Alma Hinding
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Selected filmography
* ''Atlantis'' (1913)
* ''The Secret of the Desert
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(1882–1981) a Danish film actress of the silent era
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, acted for Nordisk Film
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* Kai Nielsen (1882 in Svendborg – 1924) a Danish sculptor
* Bertolt Brecht
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(1898–1956), a German playwright and poet; lived in Svendborg 1933/1939.
* Miskow Makwarth
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Filmography
*'' Provinsen kalder'' - 1935
*'' Inkognito'' - 1937
*'' Flådens blå matroser'' - 1937
*'' Morde ...
(1905 in Sørup, near Svendborg – 1992) a Danish film actor 1937 to 1976
* Bent Mejding
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(born 1937 in Svendborg) a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager
* Zindy Laursen (born 1970 in Svendborg) a Danish American singer, songwriter and actress
* Maren Louise Käehne (born 1976 in Svendborg) screenwriter of episodes of ''Borgen
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* ''Borgen'' ('the castle'), colloquial name ...
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* Johnson (rapper)
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(born 1979 in Svendborg) stage name of ''Marc Kwabena Johnson'', a Danish rapper
* UFO (musician)
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(born 1981 in Svendborg) stage name of ''Kristian Humaidan'', a Danish rapper
* Sarah-Sofie Boussnina (born 1990 in Svendborg) a Danish actress IMDb Database
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* UFO & Yepha
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(active 2002–2011) a Danish hip-hop music duo
Sport
* Kai Jølver (1889 in Svendborg – 1940) a modern pentathlete, competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...
* Per Rasmussen
Per Rasmussen (born 2 February 1959 in Svendborg
Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,300 (1 January 2022), Svendborg is Funen's second la ...
(born 1959 in Svendborg) a rower, team bronze medallist at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
* Troels Bech Truls or Troels is a Nordic masculine given name. Truls is mainly used in Norway, and to a lesser extent in Sweden. Troels is predominantly used in Denmark.
It is a short form of ''Torgils'', derived from Old Norse ''ÞórgÃsl'' (Old Danish ''Th ...
(born 1966 in Svendborg) a former footballer with 177 caps; sports director for Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
* Thomas Augustinussen
Thomas Augustinussen (born March 20, 1981) is a retired Danish professional footballer. He began his career as a striker, but moved gradually into the holding midfielder position. He made his senior debut with AaB, with whom he played 420 games ...
(born 1981 in Svendborg) a retired footballer, 350 caps for AaB
* Christian Holst
Christian Lamhauge Holst (born 25 December 1981) is a retired Danish/ Faroese football player and is currently working as specific coach at BK Frem.
He played for the Faroe Islands national football team.
Club career
A striker, Holst started hi ...
(born 1981 in Svendborg) a retired Danish/Faroese football player, over 340 team caps and 50 for the Faroes
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway betw ...
References
External links
Svendborg Municipality
official website
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Municipal seats of the Region of Southern Denmark
Municipal seats of Denmark
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Svendborg Municipality
Populated places in Funen