Tåsinge
Tåsinge () is a Danish island immediately south of Funen, opposite and facing Svendborg, divided from Funen by Svendborgsund. The island covers an area of circa . It is part of the South Funen Archipelago and has 6,111 inhabitants. The Danish national road 9 crosses the island.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Tåsinge
- Islands.image_name
- Valdemars Slot TRS 060930 258.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Valdemars Castle, the largest estate on the island
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- Location map Tasinge.svg
- Islands.location
- Baltic Sea
- Islands.area_km2
- 70
- Islands.country
- Denmark
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- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- South Denmark Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Svendborg Municipality
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Vindeby
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography and settlements
- History and attractions
- Tåsinge and American emigrants
- 1967 film about Elvira Madigan
- See also
- Notes
- References
Tåsinge () is a Danish island immediately south of Funen, opposite and facing Svendborg, divided from Funen by Svendborgsund. The island covers an area of circa . It is part of the South Funen Archipelago and has 6,111 inhabitants. The Danish national road 9 crosses the island.
Until the municipality reform of 1970, the island retained its own municipality (sognekommune). Since 1970, it has been part of Svendborg Municipality.
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On the map
5 mapped locations