Tommerup Stationsby

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Tommerup Stationsby
Railway town
Tommerup railway station
Tommerup railway station
Tommerup Stationsby is located in Denmark
Tommerup Stationsby
Tommerup Stationsby
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°20′58″N 10°10′58″E / 55.34944°N 10.18278°E / 55.34944; 10.18278Coordinates: 55°20′58″N 10°10′58″E / 55.34944°N 10.18278°E / 55.34944; 10.18278
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalityAssens Municipality
Area
 • Urban
1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Urban
2,491
 • Urban density1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
1,195 males and 1,296 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-5690 Tommerup

Tommerup Stationsby is a town on the island of Funen, Denmark with a population of 2,491 (January 2021).[1]

Most villagers work in the more urbanised areas, but cattle are also kept and Tommerup is home to a stone factory. Because of clay shortages, this factory is mainly used for special ceramic products, such as a vase, five metres high, which was exhibited at the World's Fair in Sevilla, in 1992.

In 1996, Tommerup Stationsby declared itself Cultural Village of Europe.[3] In 1999, it became part of the European network of villages known as .

There is a train station in Tommerup, run by DSB, with departures once an hour for Fredericia, where you can continue to cities such as Aalborg and Aarhus.

There is also a departure every hour the other way to the third biggest city in Denmark, Odense, where there are departures for the capital, Copenhagen.

Notable people[]

None

References[]

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ "Tommerup". Site de culturalvillagesofeurope !. Retrieved 2020-03-25.


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