Hundstrup Explained

Official Name:Hundstrup
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Region of Southern Denmark
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Denmark
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Svendborg
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:257
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Coordinates:55.1033°N 10.4317°W

Hundstrup is a small town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality. It is four kilometers north of Vester Skerninge and 14 kilometers northwest of Svendborg.

The apple variety, Filippa originated in Hundstrup.

Den selvforsynende landsby

Den Selvforsynende Landsby (English: The Self-sufficient Village) is a Danish ecovillage situated in Hundstrup. The village was founded in 2002 with the intention of creating a community using permaculture techniques and the project began in 2004 when farmland outside of Hundstrup was purchased. As of 2014, the village has a population of about 65.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January, by urban areas
  2. Mälgand. Miina. Bay-Mortensen. Nikolai. 1. November 2014. Environmental awareness, the Transition Movement, and place: Den Selvforsynende Landsby, a Danish Transition initiative. Geoforum. 57. 40–47. 10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.08.009.