Ollerup
Ollerup | |
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.JPG) Ollerup Church | |
.svg)  Ollerup Location in the Region of Southern Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°4′17″N 10°29′45″E / 55.07139°N 10.49583°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Svendborg |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Urban | 1,560 |
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ollerup is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality.
Notable people
[edit]- Nanna Kristensen-Randers (1864–1908) a Danish lawyer and folk high school administrator; from 1894 she assisted in running Ollerup Højskole
- Niels Bukh (1880–1950) a Danish gymnast and educator who founded the first athletic folk high school in Ollerup
- Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen (1892 in Ollerup – 1975 in Ollerup) a Danish Neoclassical architect
- Count Eigil Knuth (1903–1996) a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer; in 1932, he graduated as a gymnastics teacher from Ollerup Physical Training College
- Mogens Møller (1934–2021) a Danish minimalist painter and sculptor, from 2004 to 2007, he helped carry out comprehensive decoration work at the Ollerup School of Gymnastics
References
[edit]- ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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