Svindinge

Svindinge is a village in central Denmark, located in Nyborg municipality on the island of Funen in Region of Southern Denmark.

Svindinge
Village
Svindinge Church
Svindinge Location in the Region of Southern Denmark
Coordinates: 55°13′02″N 10°41′16″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Municipality	Nyborg
Population  (2020)[1]	308

History

Svindinge is first mentioned in 1376 as Swinninge, but likely originates from the Iron Age.[2]

Svindinge Church

Svindinge Church was built in the period 1571–78. The construction was ordered by Christoffer Valckendorf, the owner of Glorup manor at the time. A local story tells of a jötunn from Langeland, who was upset with Svindinge Church's tall steeple and threw a giant rock at the church. She failed to hit, and instead the stone landed near Hesselager, where it is located today. The church has three bells. The largest is known as "Saint Peter's Rooster" (Danish: Skt. Peders Hane) and is from 1572. The two smaller bells are from 1724. The altarpiece is by Siegwald Dahl. The church's organ is from the 1960s.[3]

References

1. BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. Svindinge.dk "Svindinge Landsby" Retrieved 4 August 2020
3. Xn--lskirker-54a.dk "Svindinge Kirkes historie" Retrieved 4 August 2020