Vester Skerninge
Vester Skerninge is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality.
Vester Skerninge | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Vester Skerninge Church | |
.svg.png.webp)  Vester Skerninge Location in the Region of Southern Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°4′27″N 10°27′29″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Svendborg |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Urban | 1,083 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The town was the seat of the Egebjerg Municipality prior to the municipal reform in 2007, when it merged into the Svendborg Municipality.
Notable people
- Frederik Christian von Haven (1728 in Vester Skerninge – 1763 in Yemen) was a Danish philologist and theologian who took part in (and died on) the Danish expedition to Yemen, which began in 1761
References
- BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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