Tommerup Stationsby | |
Settlement Type: | Railway town |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark#Denmark Region of Southern Denmark |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Denmark |
Coordinates: | 55.3494°N 10.1828°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Denmark |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Assens Municipality |
Area Urban Km2: | 1.51 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Urban: | 2462 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Gender [1] |
Population Blank1: | 1190 males and 1292 females |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | DK-5690 Tommerup |
Tommerup Stationsby is a town on the island of Funen, Denmark. Its population numbered 2,462 as of January 2024.[2]
Most villagers work in the more urbanised areas. Cattle are raised. Tommerup is home to a stone factory. Because of clay shortages, this factory mainly produces specialized ceramic products, such as a vase, five metres high, which was exhibited at the World's Fair in Sevilla, in 1992.
In 1996, Tommerup Stationsby declared itself Cultural Village of Europe.[3] In 1999, it became part of the European network known as Cultural Villages of Europe.
A train station in Tommerup, run by DSB offers departures once an hour for Fredericia, and on to cities such as Aalborg and Aarhus.
One departure/hour travels to the third biggest city in Denmark, Odense, which offers service to Copenhagen.