Frørup is a village in central

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, located in

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on the island of

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in the

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. Frørup was a part of

Ørbæk Municipality Until January 1, 2007 Ørbæk Municipality was a municipality (Danish language, Danish: ''List of municipalities of Denmark (1970–2006), kommune'') in the former Funen County, on the east coast of the island of Funen, in central Denmark. The muni ...

until 2007.

History

Frørup is first mentioned in 1231 under the name ''Frøthorp''. Between 1897 and 1964, Frørup was a station on the

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railroad. The station in Frørup was designed by

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Frørup Church

Frørup Church was built around 1140. On the cemetery is a tombstone from the 1200s, belonging to an ironsmith named Mads Pebling. The pegs inside the church are from 1612, and were donated to the church by owner of Holckenhavn, Jacob Ulfeldt, after a fire in Frørup and Frørup Church. A model ship, of the 1780-built ship ''Christianshavn'', was hung in the church in 1997.

Regisse Well

The Regisse Well (Danish: ''Regissekilden'') is a

holy well A holy well or sacred spring is a well, Spring (hydrosphere), spring or small pool of water revered either in a Christianity, Christian or Paganism, pagan context, sometimes both. The water of holy wells is often thought to have healing qualitie ...

, said to have healing properties. The well has been a place of religious significance even before the time of Christianity. The well was said to have magical properties on

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, resulting in pilgrimages to the well on that day. A yearly market was held around that time, and the yearly visits continued up until around 1880. The well was restored in 1903.Taarupportalen.dk
"Regisse Kilde" Retrieved 3 August 2020

Notable residents

Mette Magrete Tvistman Mette Magrete Tvistman (1741, Frørup – 9 February 1827, , Herning) was a Danish artist ( clockmaker). She is known in Danish history as the first female clockmaker in her country. Biography Mette Magrete Tvistman was the daughter of the blac ...

(1741 – 1827), artist and clockmaker

References

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