Tårup Explained

Official Name:Tårup
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:295
Coordinates:55.2353°N 10.7728°W

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

History

Tårup was first mentioned in 1361 as Thorpe. The name comes from the Danish word 'torp', translating to a settlement with a population from another village - in this case Frørup. Through the Middle Ages most of Tårup was owned by the crown.[2]

Tårup Church

Tårup Church is located in Tårup, and was built in 1883 by Jens Eckersberg. The church's current organ is from 2001. A model ship was bought during the church's 100-year anniversary in 1983. The ship is a model of a ship that sailed in the Great Belt Strait when the church was built in 1883. The two bells in the church are from the Netherlands and were built in 1972.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas
  2. https://www.taarupportalen.dk/portal/index.php/tarup/portalen/lokalhistorie Taarupportalen.dk
  3. http://www.xn--frrup-trup-kirker-frb96a.dk/10-t%C3%A5rup-kirke.html Xn--frrup-trup-kirker-frb96a.dk