Discover Stenstrup

Stenstrup is a destination for travellers who want to combine a stay surrounded by nature with local history. The Stenstrup–Rødme Nature Trail is a route between two named places, while the history of the brickworks brings historic buildings and the special role of Issø into the picture. Stenstrup Church, with its own building history, is another highlight. If you’re looking for a hotel in Stenstrup, these themes can help you decide whether to focus on the landscape, architectural history or both.

Nature trail and getting there

The Stenstrup–Rødme Nature Trail runs from Rødme to Stenstrup. Check the trail conditions before setting out so you can plan accordingly. For journeys towards Odense or Svendborg, travellers can take the Svendborg railway from Stenstrup station; check the timetable before travelling. This gives you a named walking route and two rail directions to consider when planning your trip: where the trail leads and which way you can travel by train.

Landscape and ice-dammed lake

The old clay pits southeast of Stenstrup have a distinctive extensive landscape character, including local grazing areas and a high proportion of trees and shrubs. Stenstrup Issø is considered Denmark’s second-largest ice-dammed lake. It formed when large quantities of meltwater accumulated in the lowland around Stenstrup. The two landscape features offer different perspectives: Issø is about its formation from dammed-up meltwater, while the clay pits are characterised by grazing areas and trees and shrubs.

Brickworks history

The brickworks area in and around Stenstrup included up to seven brickworks; its cultural environment emerged in the mid-19th century. Brickworks have used Stenstrup Issø for its distinctive clay composition from the Middle Ages to the present day. The emergence of the cultural environment and the use of the lake therefore belong to different periods.

At Stenstrup Syd station, you can see the ruins of one of the original brickworks. The chimney at Stenstrup Maskinstation probably survives from an earlier brickworks and is a distinctive local landmark. The building known as “Det lange hus,” also called “Brødløs,” is an example of workers’ housing in the Stenstrup brickworks area. The brickworks directors’ villas were built in the historicist and national romantic villa style. These offer different perspectives on the area’s architectural history: “Det lange hus” is notable for its function as workers’ housing, while the villas are notable for their respective stylistic classification.

Stenstrup Church

Stenstrup Church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Its nave is Romanesque and built of fieldstone and dressed stone. The oldest bell in the church dates from 1503. These details refer to different parts of the church: the Romanesque classification and the stonework concern the nave, while the date refers to the oldest bell.

Discover more destinations: Bøsøre, Nørre Vornæs, Troense, Gudme, Gudbjerg Sydfyn, Vindeby, Gudbjerg, Skårupøre

For the broader travel overview: Svendborg Municipality.