Editing Svendborg (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Svendborg panorama.jpg|thumb|800px|Panorama of the coast of Svendborg]]
Svendborg lies on the south coast of Funen. By road, Svendborg is located {{convert|195|km}} southwest of [[Copenhagen]], {{convert|44.2|km}} south of [[Odense]], {{convert|85.8|km}} southeast of [[Middelfart]], and {{convert|28.5|km}} south-southeast of [[Faaborg]].<ref name="GM">{{Google maps | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.1,10.233333&q=55.1,10.233333&hl=en&t=h&z=12| access-date =14 July 2014}}</ref> The Port of Svendborg is accessed by several channels, feeding through the islands of  [[Tåsinge]] and [[Thurø]]. Svendborg Sund approaches the town from the southwest, along which ferries coming from [[Ærøskøbing]] pass the smaller islands of [[Drejø]], [[Hjortø]], and [[Skarø]].<ref name="GM"/> Between Tåsinge and Thurø is Thurø Sund, which passes Bregninge forest (Bregninge Skov) on the northeast coast of Tåsinge, approaching the port of Svendborg from the south. From the east, between mainland Funen and the island of Thurø, is the narrow Skårupøre Sund.<ref name="GM"/>

To the west of Svendborg are several lakes, including Sørup Lake (Sørup Sø), {{convert|3.8|km}} northwest of the centre, and Hvidkilde Lake (Hvidkilde Sø), {{convert|5.8|km}} northwest of the centre of Svendborg.<ref name="GM"/> Several forested areas lie to the north-northwest of Svendborg, including Græsholmene, Løvehave, and Ravnebjerg Skov.<ref name="GM"/>