Svendborg

Svendborg
Town
Kattesundet Street and Vor Frue Church
Coat of arms
Svendborg Location in Denmark Svendborg Svendborg (Region of Southern Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°3′34″N 10°36′30″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Svendborg
Area
• Urban	13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population  (2026)
• Urban	27,593
• Urban density	2,000/km2 (5,180/sq mi)
• Gender	13,340 males and 14,253 females
Demonym	Svendborgenser Svendborger
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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Svendborg (Danish: [ˈsvenˌpɒˀ] ^ⓘ) is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,593 (1 January 2026), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city. In 2000 Svendborg was declared "Town of the year" in Denmark, and in 2003 it celebrated its 750th anniversary as a market town. By road, Svendborg is located 195 kilometres (121 mi) southwest of Copenhagen, 183 kilometres (114 mi) south of Aarhus, 44.2 kilometres (27.5 mi) south of Odense, and 28.5 kilometres (17.7 mi) east of Faaborg.

Svendborg is home to "Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum" social history museum and "Naturama" natural history museum. The latter holds a wide variety of taxidermy from whales and bears to birds and Foxes.

The largest container ship company in the world, A.P. Møller-Mærsk has its origins in Svendborg, in the "Villa Anna".