Faaborg Funen

Faaborg Funen

Faaborg is the epitome of southern Funen charm, with beautiful surrounding scenery, cozy urban environment and located right next to the archipelago. The beautiful island of Funen countryside has been immortalized by the famous Funen painters who laid the foundation for a museum, where their art could be exhibited and will also be on Fyn. This museum is Faaborg Museum, which is one of the best of its kind in Denmark.

From nature has Faaborg been given a unique green and lush nature, alternating between hills, forests and water. In addition, the has managed to keep the old idyllic market town of Faaborg. Paved roads and alleys, together with the beautiful townhouses and old merchant houses and many specialty shops a charming town center, which is not find anywhere else.

Even the town in the Middle Ages was ravaged by wars and fires, it has preserved many beautiful houses forming cozy street view. North Port, one picturesque building from around 1230, is the only remnant of the city fortifications. Commercial and industrial (wallpaper, foundry, etc.)

area around Faaborg has a varied landscape with relief, wooded hills, three major lakes and a wide coastal zone of the islands Lyo, Avernakø Bjørnø and Great Svelmø south and Illum and Vigø the west. Forests cover almost one-fifth of the area.

Maritime city
Faaborg an old maritime and port life still characterizes the city. Here is fishing boats, yachts and old wooden boats side by side, and around ferries to Aero and small islands are lively traffic. Faaborg Marina is an idyllic harbor, close to the center with good facilities.
shopping street in North Port is a lovely street scene, and the old bell tower stands as a landmark of the city.
North Port the last remains of a medieval fortress with ramparts and moats around the city. Later served western gate and three other ports as collection sites for borough duty. The gate is built of heavy, red brick with stepped gables in the east and west. In 1728 the upper part. Restored in 1770 and 1917
sculpture Ymerbrønden in the Square was originally made ​​of sandstone; it is now in bronze and erected in 1964 The story behind the sculpture is based on the legend and myths about "world genesis".

Voigts
The large trading houses in the Danish market towns are usually located either by urban squares or at the main approach roads. In Faaborg find we are one of the city's most famous merchant's houses, Voigt's farm, in Vestergade as through the medieval West Gate connecting the city with the catchment area to west and north. And Riborg name should have a unique place in Faaborg's history, since a granddaughter who was named after her, should be more famous than any other faaborgenser. Merchant House huge complex, the 38 subjects and 60 m long front building and the smaller houses on bagarealet, was the farm's heyday in grocery Lars Peter Voigt expanded with the warehouse and the associated side house in 1837-38. the warehouse is preserved in almost unchanged form and with its breadth and its sense simplified architecture Faaborg's most monumental warehouse.

Guns, Voigt Memorial
On The gun position is two guns in the summer. Gun Barrels are 210 years old type 6 pounder finbankere cast of cannon foundry in Finspång Sweden. Made Tern are exact copies of voldlavetter, which was used in 1700s. They are made of oak and painted with the original paint in the colors red /yellow, which was used by the House of Oldenburg.
Faaborg Kanonerlaugs members are wearing uniforms used by the Danish Artillery Corps around 1800

Clock Tower
Hardly any building in Faaborg has since its construction been more pronounced than just the bell tower. To call it the city's landmark is therefore not much to say.
It was built as extensions to the then late Romanesque St. Nicholas church in the mid-1400s. The church itself was demolished after the Reformation, when the city was given the current Helligåndskirke, which was built as a monastery church shortly before Reformation. When the tower is still standing, it is connected with the it has always been a good point of reference when seafarers have approached town. In addition, the city watchmen past their base here. so 1700 is the smoke from their open fireplace in the bottom gone up through the tip of the tower. At a later time, the city government plans converting the tower to arrest. It was fortunately never materialized.

The old farm
Museum are arranged in two contiguous merchant houses from the beginning of 1700s. On one farm is preserved fine interiors from the 1700s and 1800s, including a hall with rococo decorations on all panels and a bay window room with empire decorations from the 1820s. Additionally, you various special collections of maritime, porcelain, textiles from Lyo, pottery from Faaborg M. M.

neighboring farm shown the largest collection of glass from Funen Glassworks. The museum's collection includes about 1300 pieces. Faaborg's status as one of Denmark's greatest maritime cities in the late 1700s is reflected in a Much of the museum's collections. Porcelain from Delft pottery from Stettin and Kellinghusen and precious glass from Norway and Germany were among the goods merchant ships brought home.

maritime living room displays a fine collection of portraits, some of which are painted by local artists. Furthermore, there are examples of the souvenirs sailors brought home from foreign ports.
Pottemageriets history in Faaborg is also well lit. Not least the products of "Seidelin Ceramics" at the Square is known by collectors all over the country. The museum has on display a large collection that illustrates the workshop production through two generations each with their own specialties.

Old farm consists out of special exhibitions of various interiors, illuminating the 1700-1800 century interior decoration in a larger merchant.

Faaborg Historical Archives is created by Chief Dispenser Hans Brandt in 1937 and is thus the oldest real local history archive.
Through more than 60 years, the archive under the motto, "Preserving the past and present of Future ", collected, recorded and stored records, such as diaries, letters, certificates, deeds, insurance policies, etc., business accounting, negotiation protocols, images, movies, videos, maps, copy of census and electoral rolls, as well as church records, books, magazines etc.. all related Faaborg market town and the lives and history. Faaborg Historical Archives is located in the old Town Hall on the square. The building also houses Faaborg Arrest and courthouse.

Faaborg Arrest who since 1926 had served as the city's prison, opened its doors to public in 1991 as Denmark's first prison museum. In house arrest cells and guard-room is decorated interiors, showing something on the design and everyday life in a local arrest of the late Middle Ages, when the cells were below the then council chamber until today's cell with rented TV and coffee maker. In some cells are shown various special exhibitions on themes such as escape, drugs, tattooing, violence and suicide. In addition, both the original and detention security cell remains in its original furnishings.

Faaborg Museum Funish Arts collection of paintings and sculptures are mainly collected from a group of Funen painters, who together with founder Councillor of State and preserves the Mads Rasmussen, established the museum in 1910 in Preserved farm in Faaborg. In 1915, the museum building, designed by architect Carl Petersen, was inaugurated. Behind the curved facade lies a colorful exhibition. In 1997, a new exhibition wing, designed by architect Niels Frithiof Truelsen, inaugurated for the graphic collection and lecture /concerts. Museum garden was newly built summer of 1997 during the inauguration of the new museum wing. Read more about Faaborg Museum.

Kaleko Mill Denmark's oldest working water mill and is still in its original setting with stream and pond. He has since the 1400s been water wheel on the ground. The oldest parts of the existing buildings, including itself the mill, dating from the mid-1600s. Mill building is Designed as a miller home could look like in the 1800s with objects from the area. In addition, there huggehus, barn and shed. Stable building, was built in 1855, is now equipped with a cafeteria, where you can buy hot beverages and ice. The garden has play areas for children. The visitors are welcome to bring food.

Faaborg Museum. Unique collection the art of Funen painters.
There is a rich and varied birdlife around the mill. This is due with its location on the border of the open countryside, with large old trees around the houses, the water in the millpond and Risle pelvis, and the immediate proximity to the forest Prices Have and Sound. This means that all the common birds that can be taken in gardens, forests and the open country, also can be taken around the mill. It is about tits, singers, thrushes and finches.

Out at the fjord's west side is Horneland with dolmens, Funen only rotunda, Horne Church, altarpiece by Eckersberg, and Hvedholm Goods which now operates as a hotel and restaurant.

Svanninge Hills The Funen Alps, north of Faaborg, is a large, very scenic area. A huge system of hills that were formed during the ice front last ice age. The terrain is very hilly, and from the hilltops you have a stunning views over Helnaes Bay and the archipelago. Lookout Tower with exhibitions on Svanninge Hills. Ideally toboggan run and ski.