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Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark

Glamsbjerg
Town
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Coordinates: 55°16′40″N 10°6′19″E / 55.27778°N 10.10528°E / 55.27778; 10.10528
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Assens Municipality
Area
• Urban	3.1 km (1.2 sq mi)
Population
• Urban	3,356
• Urban density	1,100/km (2,800/sq mi)
• Gender	1,653 males and 1,703 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-5620 Glamsbjerg

Glamsbjerg is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,356 (1 January 2024), located in Assens municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark.

Glamsbjerg is a comparatively new town in Denmark. It came to be in 1884 when the Odense–Assens railroad was opened. Many of the houses in Glamsbjerg are from 1900.

Before Glamsbjerg was a "town" it was a village in Køng parish. It appears on the first page of the Køng churchbook (parish register) in 1687 at the baptism of Jeppe, son of Simon Ibsen of Glamsberg. The spelling "Glamsbjerg" first appears in 1694. In the 1801 census, the population of Glamsbjerg was 158 persons in 32 households.

Krengerup, a large Neoclassical manor house and estate, is located some 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north of Glamsbjerg.

Notable people

Karl Skytte (1908 in Glamsbjerg – 1986) a Danish politician and member of Folketinget 1947-1978
Johan Absalonsen (born 1985 in Flemløse near Glamsbjerg) a footballer, almost 400 club caps and 2 for Denmark

External links

Assens municipality (in Danish)

References

^ BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
"Krengerup". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2014.

v t e Assens Municipality
Towns & villages (by size)	Assens Glamsbjerg Vissenbjerg Aarup Haarby Tommerup Stationsby Tommerup Ebberup Brylle Verninge
Landmarks	Aarup Windmill Assens station Billeskov Church of Our Lady Krengerup Hagenskov Mano Tommerup Station Søbo
Geography	Bågø Helnæs Bugt Torø
History	Assensbanen

v t e Funen
Main towns	Assens Bogense Brenderup Broby Ejby Faaborg Gelsted Glamsbjerg Haarby Kerteminde Kværndrup Langeskov Middelfart Nyborg Nørre Aaby Odense Otterup Ringe Skårup Strib Svendborg Tommerup Tommerup Stationsby Ullerslev Vissenbjerg Ørbæk Årslev
Villages	Aarup Agedrup Aunslev Båring Barløse Bellinge Birkende Blankenborg Blommenslyst Bøjden Bøsøre Bovense Bregnør Fiskerleje Brylle Bullerup Bynkel Dalby Diernæs Dongs Højrup Dyrup Ebberup Egebjerg Ejlskov Ejlstrup Ellinge Engeldrup Espe Falden Faldsled Fjællebroen Fraugde Frørup Gamby Gislev Grindløse Gudme Gudbjerg Hjulby Hesselager Horne Højby Hårslev Håstrup Jullerup Kertinge Kirkeby Kissendrup Klinte Kogsbølle Kolstrup Korup Lumby Lundeborg Marslev Martofte Melby Millinge Morud Munkebo Måre Neder Holluf Nordenhuse Nordskov Nørreby Nørre Højrup Ollerup Ore Oure Paarup Pejrup Refsvindinge Revninge Røjle Rostrup Rynkeby Ryslinge Sandager Sanderum Seden Skalkendrup Skamby Skåstrup Skellerup Skibhusene Søndersø Stenstrup Stige Svindinge Tarup Tornbjerg Tørresø Ubberud Ullbølle Veflinge Vejlby Fed Vejstrup Vester Hæsinge Vester Skerninge Vester Åby Vierne Vindinge Vollsmose Vormark Åstrup Åsum
Geography	Æbelø Æbeløholm Arreskov Lake Avernakø Bjørnø Dalby Bay Dræet Drejø Ejlinge Enebærodde Faaborg Fjord Frøbjerg Bavnehøj Fyns Hoved Gamborg Fjord Helnæs Helnæs Bay Hjortø Holckenhavn Fjord Horsehoved Illumø Kerteminde Fjord Korshavn Bay Søbo Lake Lyø Mølleskov Nærå Strand Nakkebølle Fjord Noret Nyborg Fjord Odense Fjord Odense River Romsø Skarø Thurø Tornø Tusindårsskoven Vigelsø Vigø
Landmarks	See: Template:Landmarks of Funen
See also: Template:Odense

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