'Svendborg' is a city in central
Denmark, located in
Svendborg municipality (population 42,986 in 2006) on the island of
Funen. Svendborg is the second-largest city on Funen and has a population of 27,512 (2003).
Svendborg celebrated its 750th anniversary in
2003.
In 2000 Svendborg was declared "Town of the year" in Denmark.
Svendborg is the official home of the
SIMAC education, which has set new standards for training seagoing officers. The new concept is based on the dual purpose, of both being able to go watch in the engine and on the bridge. Svendborg also houses nursing-, teacher education- and business schools.
The largest
container ship company in the world,
A.P. Møller-Mærsk has its origins in Svendborg, in the "Villa Anna", and it remains in the hands of
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller.
External links
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Svendborg Tourist Attractions - things to see and do in Svendborg