SVENDBORG  , a seaport of

Denmark, capital of the aril (county) of its name, on the south shore of the island of Funen . Pop . (19o1), 11,543 . The situation is pleasant . The narrow Svendborg Sund separates Fiinen from the lesser islands of Taasinge and Turd, of which the former rises to 245 ft . Inland from the town there is also elevated ground, the Ovinehdi . The harbour is accessible to vessels drawing 20 ft . There are tobacco and earthenware manufactories, boat-building yards, and distilleries . Butter is the principal export, and petroleum, coal and iron the imports . Neighbouring to the town are the ruined castle of Orkil, the watering-place Christiansminde, and the extensive orchards of Gammel Hestehave, where wine is produced .