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 | |
.svg.png.webp)  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 | 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Urban | 1,795 |
| • 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.
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 second-longest verified lifespan of any male in modern history.
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