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 Seminarium
Skårup is located in Region of Southern Denmark
Skårup
Skårup
Coordinates: 55°5′40″N 10°41′49″E / 55.09444°N 10.69694°E / 55.09444; 10.69694
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalitySvendborg
Area
 • Urban
1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
1,842
 • Urban density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Seminarium

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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

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  • 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 (1882–1998) a Danish tailor, oldest verified Danish person ever and second-oldest verified male ever

References

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