Wadden Sea villages in the marsh landscape

Farup is comprised of three country villages: Kærbøl, Farup Kirkeby, and Nørre Farup. Over time, the villages have grown together to form a community with many shared activities, and the community activities also include many of the smaller, nearby settlements

In the area around Farup, there are smaller lakes and waterways. Farup is by the lake Vestersø and open marshlands to the southwest.

Transportation time by car

• Highway E20 20 min.
• Hospital 26 min.
• Esbjerg city 27 min.
• Ribe 12 min.
• Esbjerg sports park 27 min.
• Billund airport 59 min.
• Esbjerg airport 24 min.
• Odense 1h 20 min.

Community spirit

Many of the residents congregate around the community space Farup Fælled, the local venue for community activities, the youth community space and the local archives and where the playground, shelters and outdoor sports spaces are also located. The local sport association offers for example football and gymnastics. A number of residents are active in the hunting association.

The local magazine Marsk & Muld includes an overview of community events. Farup hosts an annual village festival, sports night, shrovetide celebration, Christmas activities and a hobby exhibition. 

Gammel Å, which flows through Farup is due to the high content of ocher in the water called ´Red River´ by the locals.

Schools, after-school care (SFO) & clubs

Children in Farup belongs to the district school named Ansgarskolen in Ribe. There is a schoolbus service to Ribe, plus easy to use bike pathways.

In Ribe, near Farup, you will find:

• Ansgarskolen  in the nothern part of Ribe, with grades from 0.-9. and an associated after school care (SFO).
• Vittenbergskolen in the southern part of Ribe, with grades from 0.-9. and an associated after school care (SFO).
• Youth club - Ribe Midt.

In Farup you will find:

• Youth club Farup

In Ribe you will also find the private school:

• Riberhus Privatskole with grades from 0.-9. 

Below you can take a closer look at where the different schools are located via the dynamic map.

Read more about schools, school districts and signing children up for 0 grade schooling here (in Danish)

Childcare

Esbjerg Municipality is divided into enrollment districts. Residents in Farup are in the childcare district named Nørremarken-Tange. In addition to the options below, there are several day care providers in the area.

In district Nørremarken/Tange, you will find:

• Tangebo with the following departments
  • Tangebo Seminarievej (childcare and kindergarten)
  • Tangebo Willemoesvej (kindergarten)
• Nørremarken (childcare and kindergarten)

Read more about childcare here (in Danish)