Tommerup is a town in central

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

with a population of 1,545 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from

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located in Assens Municipality on the island of

Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...

. Near Tommerup there is the tallest construction in Denmark (except

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), the 321.3 metre tall guyed mast of Brylle transmitter. Although Tommerup was the municipal seat of the former

Tommerup Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Tommerup municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the former Funen County in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 74 km2, and had a total population of 7,865 (2006). Its last mayor was Finn ...

, it was just the second largest town of the municipality, surpassed by

Tommerup Stationsby Tommerup Stationsby is a town on the island of Funen, Denmark with a population of 2,482 (January 2022).Karen Egdal Karen Egdal (born 15 February 1978) is a Danish former swimmer who won two silver medals in the 50 m butterfly event at the European championships in 2000. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially t ...

(born 1978 in Tommerup) a Danish former swimmer who won two silver medals in the 50 m butterfly event at the European championships in 2000 and competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Populated places in Funen Assens Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub