Ollerup

Ollerup
Town
Ollerup Church
Ollerup Location in the Region of Southern Denmark
Coordinates: 55°4′17″N10°29′45″E / 55.07139°N 10.49583°E / 55.07139; 10.49583
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Svendborg
Area
• Urban	1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population  (2025) [1]
•  Urban	1,586
• Urban density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Ollerup is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality.

Notable people

• Nanna Kristensen-Randers (1864–1908) a Danish lawyer and folk high school administrator; from 1894 she assisted in running Ollerup Højskole
• Niels Bukh (1880–1950) a Danish gymnast and educator who founded the first athletic folk high school in Ollerup
• Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen (1892 in Ollerup – 1975 in Ollerup) a Danish Neoclassical architect
• Count Eigil Knuth (1903–1996) a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer; in 1932, he graduated as a gymnastics teacher from Ollerup Physical Training College
• Mogens Møller (1934–2021) a Danish minimalist painter and sculptor, from 2004 to 2007, he helped carry out comprehensive decoration work at the Ollerup School of Gymnastics

References

1. BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark