Tommerup Stationsby Explained

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]

Economy

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.

History

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.

Transport

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex
  2. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
  3. Web site: Tommerup. Site de culturalvillagesofeurope !. en-US. 2020-03-25.