Vester Skerninge is a town located 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 ...
in south-central
Denmark
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, in
Svendborg Municipality.
The town was the seat of the
Egebjerg Municipality prior to the municipal reform in 2007, when it merged into the
Svendborg Municipality.
Notable people
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Frederik Christian von Haven
Frederik Christian von Haven (26 June 1728 – 25 May 1763) was a Danish philologist and theologian who took part in the Danish expedition to Yemen.
Biography Background and early life
Frederik von Haven was born on 26 June 1728 in the rec ...
(1728 in Vester Skerninge – 1763 in Yemen) was a Danish philologist and theologian who took part in (and died on) the
Danish expedition to Yemen, which began in 1761
References
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Svendborg Municipality
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