Gudme is a town in central Denmark with a population of 925 (1 January 2024),BY3: population 1 January, by urban areas
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located in

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on the island of

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. Until 1 January 2007, it was the site of the municipal council of the now former Gudme municipality.

History

Gudme was an important site during the

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

. Numerous archeological finds dating from the 3rd to the 6th century have been made here; they include large amounts of gold treasure and the remains of what is assumed to have been a royal palace.

Bracteates A bracteate (from the Latin ''bractea'', a thin piece of metal) is a flat, thin, single-sided gold medal worn as jewelry that was produced in Northern Europe predominantly during the Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age (including the Vend ...

were produced at the site during that period, indicating a

shamanic Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spiri ...

culture in Gudme. The name of the town means "gods' home", leading to the assumption that it was an important religious site as well.

Sports

Gudme is most famous for its

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

team, GOG Gudme, which is one of the most successful teams ever in Denmark.

Notable people

* Hannibal Sehested (1842 in Gudme – 1924) a Danish landowner and Council President (Denmark) 1900/1901

References

External links

Svendborg municipality
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Archaeological sites in Denmark Svendborg Municipality Populated places in Funen {{SouthernDK-stub