Refsvindinge Explained

Official Name:Refsvindinge
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Denmark Region of Southern Denmark
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Denmark
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Nyborg
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:560
Coordinates:55.2842°N 10.6831°W

Refsvindinge is a village in central Denmark, located in Nyborg municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark.

History

Refsvindinge Church was built between year 1150–1200.[2]

Refsvindinge was first mentioned in 1435 but founded earlier. A hospital was built in the town in 1716 by the owner of the Juulskov Manor. A shared school between Refsvindinge and Kullerup was built in 1741, also by the owner of Juulskov Manor. A school for just Refsvindinge was later built, in 1759 and another in 1833. The Juulskov School (Danish: Juulskovskolen) was founded in 1965, to be shared between Refsvindinge and Kullerup. It was shut down in 2009.[3]

A brewery was founded in 1885 by H.P. Rasmussen (1858-1951). It still exists today, and is run by the 4th generation of the Rasmussen family.[4]

With the construction of the Faaborg-Ringe-Nyborg railroad, Refsvindinge was a station between Nyborg and Ringe. Refsvindige's history as a railroad station town lasted between 1897–1962. After 1962 the railway no longer transported passengers, and the station was shut down. The station building in Refsvindinge was preserved.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas
  2. https://www.refsvindingekirke.dk/17-kirken.html Refsvindingekirke.dk
  3. https://www.nyborg.dk/~/media/NyborgKommune/Files/Borger/ByMiljo/Landsbyer-i-Nyborg-Kommune/Udviklingsplan-for-Refsvindinge-2019.pdf?la=da Nyborg.dk
  4. https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Refsvindinge Denstoredanske.lex.dk
  5. https://danskejernbaner.dk/vis.bane.php?BANE_ID=5&content=F%C3%A5borg-Ringe-Nyborg+banen+RFB Danskejernbaner