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.

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)

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.