6 Sights in Faaborg, Denmark (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Faaborg, Denmark! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Faaborg. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Faaborg1. Horne Kirke
Horne Church was established in the Late Middle Ages on the southwest part of the island of Funen, Denmark. This church, founded as a Catholic place of worship, is situated in the village of Horne. The church no longer serves as a Catholic parish; it now belongs to the lutheran Church of Denmark. Horne Church is the only round church on Funen. Originally constructed from granite stonework, it was modified in the 15th century with the addition of Gothic extensions on the east and west.
2. Faaborg Museum for Fynsk Malerkunst
Faaborg Museum is a collection of paintings, sculptures, architecture and furniture art mainly collected from the circle of Funen artists who, together with the founder, cannery manufacturer Mads Rasmussen, created the museum in 1910 in Konservesgaarden in Faaborg. The collection primarily includes works made in the period 1885-1925, and the museum continues to acquire works of relevance to the historical collection.
3. Faaborg Klokketårn
Faaborg Bell Tower is a free-standing church tower built at the end of the 1400s in connection with Faaborg's first church, St. Nicolai Church from around 1250. After the Reformation, the town was given the Church of the Holy Spirit, which had been built as a monastery church a few years earlier. Sct. Nicolai Church was then demolished. The tower remained standing, serves as a bell tower for the Church of the Holy Spirit, and was listed in 1918.
4. Ymerbrønden
The Ymer well is a 1912 sculpture by Danish sculptor Kai Nielsen. Kai Nielsen's original edition stands in Sandstone at the Faaborg Museum while a bronze molding stands in the square in Fåborg. It was a canned manufacturer, the Council of State and the patron Mads Rasmussen who gave the city the sculpture.
5. Åstrup Mølle
Åstrup Mill is a tower mill of the type "Dutch grain mill with gallery", built in 1862, and located by the main road between Svendborg and Faaborg on Southwest Funen. It was in operation until 1953 and is now also called Stofmøllen after the current clothing business, which has existed there since 1981. The mill's inventory has not been preserved. The wind turbine is privately owned, but can be seen during the store's opening hours.
6. Vesterport
Vesterport is a medieval town gate in Faaborg on southwestern Funen. It is the only thing left of the town's old fortifications and city gates. It is also one of the two remaining city gates in Denmark, which has been preserved from the Middle Ages. The other is the Mill Gate in Stege on Møn.
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