Tommerup is a town in central Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 with a population of 1,618 (1 January 2011), located in Assens municipality

Assens municipality

Assens Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 513 km² and a total population of 42,054...

 on the island of Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

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Near Tommerup there is the tallest construction in Denmark (except Greenland

Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

), the 321.3 metre tall guyed mast of Brylle transmitter.

Although Tommerup was the municipal seat of the former Tommerup Municipality

Tommerup municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Tommerup municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 74 km², and had a total population of 7,865...

, it was just the second largest town of the municipality, surpassed by Tommerup Stationsby

Tommerup Stationsby

Tommerup Stationsby is a town in Funen, Denmark with a population of 2,401 .Most villagers work in the more urbanised areas, but cattle is also kept and Tommerup is home to a stone factory...

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