Ollerup Explained
| Official Name: | Ollerup |
| 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 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Urban: | 1,560 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 55.0714°N 10.4958°W |
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
Notes and References
- https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
