...the Torup farm in the Funen Village
The Torup farm is the 'Activity Farm' of the Funen Village. This is were most of the Living History takes place. Often the smoke rises from the old kitchen range when oldfashioned food is being prepared, and it is also here the cow is being milked.
Originally the Torup farm was located in a village on Northern Funen. It has existed since time immemorial, but in it's present appearence it looks as it did in the mid 19th Century.
At that time it's inhabitants were:
Farm owner Jørgen Larsen, 50 years
His wife Maren Knudsdatter, 56 years
Servants:
Lars Christiansen, 39 years
Knud Hansen, 24 years
Knud Albrecht Jørgensen, 20 years
Marie Kirstine Hansen, 42 years
Mette Marie Hansen, 13 years
Learn more about the Torup Farm on the Funen Village Online.
Living History
Every day during the summer period you will be greeted by the members of Living History. They tell the story of how ordinary country people lived in Funen in the 19th century and liven up the village atmosphere as they go about their daily chores in peasant costumes.
You can meet the master of the household, the mistress, the farmhand or the young girl in their everyday doings. The cow is being milked, the field is being ploughed, and the home-made yarn is being dyed. The women are washing and baking bread. And in shady corner you'll find the retired old lady with her piece of knitting.
The activities take place at various locations in the Village, but are usually connected to the Skamby-Torup Farm, which is the 'Activity Farm' of the Funen Village. Here you can watch - or try your hand at - old artisan trades and handicrafts.
Map in English. Map in German.