Vester Skerninge

Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
55°4′27″N 10°27′29″E / 55.07417°N 10.45806°E / 55.07417; 10.45806CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkMunicipalitySvendborgArea
 • Urban
0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi)Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Urban
1,083 • Urban density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vester Skerninge is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality.

The town was the seat of the Egebjerg Municipality prior to the municipal reform in 2007, when it merged into the Svendborg Municipality.

Notable people

  • Frederik Christian von Haven (1728 in Vester Skerninge – 1763 in Yemen) was a Danish philologist and theologian who took part in (and died on) the Danish expedition to Yemen, which began in 1761

References

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