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Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
Ollerup
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Ollerup ChurchOllerup Church
Ollerup is located in Region of Southern DenmarkOllerupOllerupLocation in the Region of Southern Denmark
Coordinates: 55°4′17″N 10°29′45″E / 55.07139°N 10.49583°E / 55.07139; 10.49583
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalitySvendborg
Area
 • Urban1.05 km (0.41 sq mi)
Population
 • Urban1,560
 • Urban density1,500/km (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

  • 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

  1. BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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