Skårup

Skårup is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark in Svendborg Municipality close to the city of Svendborg.

Skårup
Town
Skårup Seminarium
Skårup
Coordinates: 55°5′40″N 10°41′49″E
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalitySvendborg
Area
  Urban
1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
  Urban
1,795
  Urban density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

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
  • Hans Peter Nielsen (1852 in Vejstrup near Skårup – 1928) a Danish farmer and politician
  • Christian Mortensen (August 16, 1882 in Skårup – April 25, 1998 in San Rafael, California) a Danish-American supercentenarian; when he died, his age of 115 years and 252 days was the longest verified lifespan of any male in modern history.

References

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