Tommerup

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Tommerup
Tommerup (Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°19′28″N10°12′9″E / 55.32444°N 10.20250°E / 55.32444; 10.20250
Country Denmark
Region Southern Denmark
Municipality Assens Municipality
Area
  Urban
1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [1]
   Urban
1,596
  Urban density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-5690 Tommerup

Tommerup is a town in central Denmark with a population of 1,596 (1 January 2024), [1] located in Assens Municipality on the island of Funen.

Near Tommerup there is the tallest construction in Denmark (except Greenland), the 321.3 metre tall guyed mast of Brylle transmitter.[ citation needed ]

Although Tommerup was the municipal seat of the former Tommerup Municipality, it was just the second largest town of the municipality, surpassed by Tommerup Stationsby.

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