Brenderup combines local history with a natural setting. The historic Fyllested Mølle is home to the Morten Korch Museum; during a visit, the view through the floor to the water turbine and generator brings the mill’s history into focus. Other highlights include the architectural history of Kærsgaard Manor, a medieval village church, mobile-making and a landscape of forest and beaches.

Fyllested Mølle and the History of the Manor

The Morten Korch Museum is located in Fyllested Mølle, near the Kærsgaard Transport Museum in Brenderup. Since the 16th century, the mill used the power of the Store Å to grind flour. Through the floor, you can see the old water turbine and generator. They once generated electricity for all of Brenderup and contributed to the town’s early industrial development. The museum therefore focuses on the former milling trade and the town’s energy supply.

Visits to the Morten Korch Museum can be arranged on any day of the week. Please arrange your visit before you arrive.

Kærsgaard Manor dates back to the 15th century, when it was one of the two principal estates in Brenderup Parish. The present main building dates from 1815 to 1817. It is 7.5 metres long and 9 metres deep, whitewashed, and topped with a blue-glazed hipped roof. The main building was listed in 1918. The history of the estate and the construction period of the present main building therefore belong to different eras.

Kærsgaard Manor also houses a transport museum with more than 60 carriages and horse-drawn work wagons, as well as a larger collection of old agricultural equipment. These collections add subjects such as historic transport and agriculture to the history of the estate.

Church, Craft and Landscape

Brenderup Church was built in the 13th century as a Romanesque ashlar church with a nave, chancel and apse. Numerous late Gothic alterations and additions between about 1450 and 1550 changed its appearance. Today, it is a typical, imposing village church in western Funen. Its building history thus encompasses both its Romanesque origins and the later changes that shaped its present appearance.

Flensted Mobiler’s mobiles offer a different cultural focus. Skilled home-based workers from Funen make them by hand with precision and care. The work takes place at Frederiksminde, an old village school. Since 1953, Flensted Mobiler has shipped mobiles all over the world for three generations. Visitors interested in craftsmanship can find another glimpse of Brenderup’s cultural history here, alongside the mill, manor and church.

The landscape can also help you choose the focus of your trip: Brenderup lies in a natural area around Brenderup Skov, between Varbjerg Strand, Båring Strand and Skåstrup Strand. The One-Mile Route starts and ends at Brenderup Aktivitetscenter. This gives you both named destinations in the surrounding area and a specific starting and ending point for planning your own trip.

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For the wider travel overview: Middelfart Municipality.