Here you can read about the founding of the association and its ongoing efforts to preserve the culturally and historically significant building, Korinth Kro.
You will also find the Korinth Kro-Hostel’s strategy, articles of association, board members, and information on how to become a volunteer.
You can also see the many sponsors who have made it possible to renovate the old buildings, as well as our partners and collaborators.
In addition, you can read more about our latest initiative – The School for Formation – and about our various events.
The Korinth Kro Association is restoring and breathing new life into the heritage-listed, culturally historic Korinth Kro in a forward-looking way. The association is reimagining the inn as a modern hostel, community center, and folk high school.
Korinth Kro-Hostel offers accommodation in neat, simple rooms, rents out facilities for parties, community use, meetings, courses, and similar activities, and also hosts folk high school programs.
The surplus from these activities is used to provide financially challenged families with children the opportunity to stay at Korinth Kro-Hostel, surrounded by the beautiful nature of southern Funen.
Korinth Kro, which was condemned for demolition by the Municipality of Faaborg-Midtfyn in the spring of 2016, stood empty for several years and therefore required extensive renovation to become functional again.
Through strong local engagement and the dedication of passionate volunteers, the Korinth Kro Association succeeded in overturning the demolition decision. Over the past nine years, the association has worked to raise funds for the major renovation project, which is now about halfway completed.
The non-profit association was founded on May 10, 2016, with the primary goal of offering financially disadvantaged families a holiday stay at Korinth Kro-Hostel by preserving, restoring, maintaining, and developing the building Korinth Kro.
The buildings, which are part of Danish history, were named Korinth by the poet Jens Baggesen and Countess Sybille Reventlow – thus serving as the town’s “birth certificate.”
In the summer of 2019, the annex was inaugurated, offering 26 beds – single, double, and family rooms – as well as shared living areas.
In 2020, work began on a new roof for the main building and the restoration of the façade facing Reventlowsvej – a project that turned out to be more extensive than expected.
At the same time, the Borgersalen (banquet hall for about 50 people), the industrial kitchen, and the toilet facilities were completed and inaugurated in 2021.
In the summer of 2023, the first floor of the main building was opened, featuring four rooms – all with private bathrooms and toilets.
In 2024, Korinth Kro-Hostel became an official Geopark partner. Learn more on their website:
https://www.geoparkoehavet.dk/
In the spring of 2025, the final roof section over the large hall was completed, meaning the entire main building now has a new roof.
Currently, we are renovating the small veranda. In addition, we are establishing staff facilities, including a staff room, a changing room, and a linen/storage room.