Glamsbjerg is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,322 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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located in Assens municipality on the island of

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. Glamsbjerg is a comparatively new town in Denmark. It came to be in 1884 when the

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– Assens railroad was opened. Many of the houses in Glamsbjerg are from 1900. Before Glamsbjerg was a "town" it was a village in Køng parish. It appears on the first page of the Køng churchbook (parish register) in 1687 at the baptism of Jeppe, son of Simon Ibsen of Glamsberg. The spelling "Glamsbjerg" first appears in 1694. In the 1801 census, the population of Glamsbjerg was 158 persons in 32 households.

Krengerup Krengerup is a Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical manor house located near Glamsbjerg some northeast of Assens, Denmark, Assens on the Danish island of Funen. History and architecture The first references to Krengerup are from 1514 but the ...

, a large Neoclassical manor house and estate, is located some to the north of Glamsbjerg.

Notable people

* Karl Skytte (1908 in Glamsbjerg – 1986) a Danish politician and member of

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1947–1978 * Johan Absalonsen (born 1985 in Flemløse near Glamsbjerg) a footballer, almost 400 club caps and 2 for

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External links

Assens municipality

References

Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Populated places in Funen Assens Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub