Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2023, the city proper had a population of 182,387 while Odense Municipality had a population of 207,762, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Odense, which includes all municipalities in the Province of Funen, with a total population of 504,066 as of 1 July 2022
Higher education in Denmark is offered by a range of universities, university colleges, business academies and specialised institutions. The national higher education system is in accordance with the Bologna Process, with bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and doctoral degrees. The majority of higher education institutions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science; however, some higher education institutions within the arts are the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture.
Odense Municipality is a Danish municipality (kommune) in Southern Denmark on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 304.34 km2 (118 sq mi), and has a population of 207,762. It is the most populous municipality in the region of Southern Denmark.
Abu Bashar is a Syrian-born imam of the mosque of The Islamic Society in Denmark in Odense, Denmark. He was involved in protests against the Jyllands-Posten cartoons of Muhammad and in the Vollsmose terrorist arrests.
Funen, with an area of 3,099.7 square kilometres (1,196.8 sq mi), is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of 2020. Funen's main city is Odense, which is connected to the sea by a seldom-used canal. The city's shipyard, Odense Steel Shipyard, has been relocated outside Odense proper.
Odense Fjord is a 13 km long fjord on the northern part of the Danish island of Funen.
Odense Station is the main railway station serving the city of Odense, Denmark.
Over Holluf is a small town in Odense Municipality on the island of Funen, Denmark. It is located in Fraugde Parish approximately 8 kilometers southeast of the Odense city center. As of 1. January 2023, Over Holluf had a population of 1,533. The area is most renowned as the birthplace of author Morten Korch in 1876.
Nagelsti is a village in Guldborgsund Municipality on the Danish island of Lolland some 4 km southwest of Nykøbing. As of 2023, it has a population of 522.
Stokkemarke is a village on the Danish island of Lolland located midway between Nakskov and Maribo. In January 2023 it had a population of 410. Stokkemarke Church, first documented in 1396, originally built in the Romanesque style, has Gothic additions.
Stokkemarke Church is located in the village of Stokkemarke some 11 km (6.8 mi) northwest of Maribo on the Danish island of Lolland. Dating from the middle of the 13th century it was built in the Romanesque style with later additions in the Gothic period.
Agedrup is a village and northeastern suburb of Odense, Funen, Denmark. It contains a church, Agedrup Church.
Anderup is a village and northern suburb of Odense, Funen, Denmark.
Blommenslyst is a village, situated west of Odense, in Funen, Denmark. As of 1. January 2023, it had a population of 539. It contains the Blommenslyst Golf Club.
Ubberud is a village west of Odense, in Funen, Denmark. It is the birthplace of the Danish singer MØ and Danish International Football coach Richard Møller Nielsen.
Ejlstrup is a village, with a population of 1,278, situated west of Odense, in Funen, Denmark. It lies to the south of Korup and north of Ubberud.
Lumby is a village, with a population of 808, to the north of Odense, in Funen, Denmark.
Seden is a large village and northeastern suburb of Odense, in Funen, Denmark. The Suburb has a population of 3.743 It borders Vollsmose to the south and Stige to the north and Kerteminde to the east.
Fraugde is a village and southeastern suburb of Odense, with a population of 2,067, in Funen, Denmark.
The Western Regional Command was the overall command of all Royal Danish Army units in Jutland and on Funen. It was split into four military regions, and was responsible for the regional defence. In 1990, the Regional Commands were disbanded and control was collected at the newly created Army Operational Command.
