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| Odense is an atmospheric city in the heart of Denmark on the green island Funen. With its 185,000 inhabitants Odense is the third largest city in Denmark. The city is primarily known as the birth city of the great writer of fairytales, Hans Christian Andersen. But it can tell many more stories. |
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With its 185,000 inhabitants the City of Odense is the 3rd largest city in Denmark. Odense is the capital city of the Island and County of Funen and houses the County Headquarters.
Odense is located centrally in the middle of Denmark and is a major traffic terminal for road, rail and bus traffic. Over 26,000 commuters travel to Odense each day. The city is one of the largest university towns with over 17,000 students enrolled at academic level and ca. 13.000 students on other courses. Odense also hosts the largest single university hospital unit in Denmark with approx. 8.000 employees.
Odense is a relatively low-rise city with a low urban density and ideal topographical conditions for cycling. Once a heavy industrial city, Odense has now developed into a centre for small and middlesized firms with a wide range of supporting service enterprises. The largest shipbuilding yard in Denmark, owned by Mærsk Ltd, is located just 13 km’s from Odense. Odense is also the most important market gardening centre in Denmark with export of greenhouse grown garden produce to the rest of Scandinavia and Europe. |
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