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Svendborg

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Svendborg
City
Svendborg harbour
Coat of arms
Country Denmark
Region Region Syddanmark
Municipality Svendborg municipality
Area 418 km² (161 sq mi)
Center
 - coordinates 55°3′34.93″N 10°36′30.29″E / 55.0597028, 10.6084139
Population 27,512 (2003)
Founded 1253
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Svendborg (lower center) in Denmark
Svendborg (lower center) in Denmark

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.

Anne Hvides Gaard, Svendborg's oldest residential building, currently a restored museum, from 1560.
Anne Hvides Gaard, Svendborg's oldest residential building, currently a restored museum, from 1560.

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.

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