Official Name: | Vester Åby |
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: | Faaborg-Midtfyn |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 772 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 55.0847°N 10.3747°W |
Vester Åby is a town located on the island of Funen in south Denmark, in Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality. It is located 16 km west of Svendborg, 9 km south of Korinth, 10 km east of Faaborg and 24 km southwest of the municipality of Ringe.
In a former inn, Henrik Konnerup started a chocolate factory known as "Konnerup & Co" in 2003, which has 12 employees. The company went bankrupt in spring 2017, when its longtime financial partner could not continue. Local businessman Ole Billum bought the assets out of the bankruptcy estate so Konnerup could continue operations, but not as an owner.[2]