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Hundstrup

Coordinates: 55°6′12″N 10°25′54″E / 55.10333°N 10.43167°E / 55.10333; 10.43167
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Hundstrup
Town
Hundstrup is located in Region of Southern Denmark
Hundstrup
Hundstrup
Coordinates: 55°6′12″N 10°25′54″E / 55.10333°N 10.43167°E / 55.10333; 10.43167
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalitySvendborg
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
257
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hundstrup is a small town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality. It is four kilometers north of Vester Skerninge and 14 kilometers northwest of Svendborg.

The apple variety, Filippa originated in Hundstrup.[citation needed]

Den selvforsynende landsby

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Den Selvforsynende Landsby (English: The Self-sufficient Village) is a Danish ecovillage situated in Hundstrup. The village was founded in 2002 with the intention of creating a community using permaculture techniques and the project began in 2004 when farmland outside of Hundstrup was purchased. As of 2014, the village has a population of about 65.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BY1: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ Mälgand, Miina; et al. (November 2014). "Environmental awareness, the Transition Movement, and place: Den Selvforsynende Landsby, a Danish Transition initiative". Geoforum. 57: 40–47. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.08.009.