Ollerup

Ollerup is a town located on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality.

Notable people

Nanna Kristensen-Randers a Danish lawyer and folk high school administrator; from 1894 she assisted in running Ollerup Højskole
Niels Bukh a Danish gymnast and educator who founded the first athletic folk high school in Ollerup
Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen a Danish Neoclassical architect
Count Eigil Knuth a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer; in 1932, he graduated as a gymnastics teacher from Ollerup Physical Training College
Mogens Møller a Danish minimalist painter and sculptor, from 2004 to 2007, he helped carry out comprehensive decoration work at the Ollerup School of Gymnastics