Skårup
Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Skårup is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark in Svendborg Municipality close to the city of Svendborg.
Skårup | |
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Town | |
Skårup Seminarium | |
.svg)  Skårup Location in the Region of Southern Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°5′40″N 10°41′49″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Svendborg |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
| • Urban | 1,917 |
| • Urban density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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.[citation needed]
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[citation needed]
- Hans Peter Nielsen (1852 in Vejstrup near Skårup – 1928) a Danish farmer and politician[citation needed]
- Christian Mortensen (1882–1998), supercentenarian who was the first known man to become 114 to 115 years old
