For the human oncogene FYN Infobox islands name Funen image name Egeskov Slot spejling Edit 2.jpg image caption Egeskov Castle image size locator map Location map Funen.svg native name Fyn native name link nickname location Baltic Sea coordinates Coord 55 21 N 10 21 E type isle archipelago total islands major islands area km2 2,984 highest mount elevation m country DEN country admin divisions title Regions of Denmark Region country admin divisions Region of Southern Denmark South Denmark Region country ... population 454,358 population as of 2010 density km2 152.2 ethnic groups additional info Funen lang ... of islands by area 163 sup rd sup largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central ... Shipyard has been relocated outside of Odense proper. Funen belongs administratively to Region of Southern Denmark . From 1970 2006, the island formed the biggest part of Funen County , which also included the islands of Langeland , r and T singe , as well as a number of smaller islands. Funen ... both trains and cars. The Great Belt Bridge is in reality two bridges a low bridge connecting Funen ... of opening. From Funen to Sprog , trains use a separate bridge parallel to the low bridge ... connection. Two bridges connect Funen to the Danish mainland, Jutland . The Little Belt ... 3,499 Funen was the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen , the composer Carl Nielsen and American Revolutionary War hero Col. Christian Febiger . The highest natural point on Funen is Fr bjerg Bavneh j . Likely due to Founder effect , the population of Funen has a relatively high incidence of Hereditary ... category Funen List of Danish islands References Reflist Denmark islands External links http www.visitfyn.com Official tourist information site for Funen http www.fyn.com Guide to Fyn See also Egeskov Castle Fynske Livregiment Horne Church Hvedholm Castle Korshavn, Denmark Skr belev Gods The Funen ... la Fionia hu Fyn nl Funen nds nl Funnen ja no Fyn nn Fyn pl Fionia pt Fi nia ro Funen ru sr ... more details
div style background color fff color 000 float right padding 0 0 .4em 1.2em Image denmark odense fynske landsby scenery.jpg thumb none Scene from the Funen Village Image denmark odense fynske landsby house.jpg thumb none A traditional Danish Timber framing timber framed house. Image Denmark odense fynske landsby mill.JPG thumb none A flour mill Image Denmark odense fynske landsby worker.JPG thumb none An employee in traditional costume div The Funen Village lang da Den Fynske Landsby is a Denmark Danish open air museum located in the Fruens B ge district of Odense . It features 25 buildings from Funen Funish villages, most of which date to the 18th and 19th century. The Funen Village was founded as a public works project in 1942, during the German occupation of Denmark , and opened to the public on 1 April 1946. Among the guests attending the opening were King Christian X of Denmark Christian X . The museum s open air scene opened to the public already in 1944, and was used for patriotic song festivals alsangsst vner during the Occupation. See also Frilandsmuseet , Kongens Lyngby The Old Town, Aarhus The Old Town in Aarhus Sources Reflist http www.fyens.dk article 621594 Fyens Stiftstidende , 1 April 2006 External links http www.museum.odense.dk Den Fynske Landsby.aspx Official website da icon http www.museum.odense.dk Den Fynske Landsby DFLOnline.aspx Interactive map da icon coord 55 21 57 N 10 23 3 E type landmark region DK display title commonscat Den Fynske Landsby This article is a translation of the da Den Fynske Landsby corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed on 25 April 2007. DEFAULTSORT Funen Village Category Museums in Denmark Category Open air museums in Denmark Category Visitor attractions in Odense Denmark struct stub Denmark museum stub da Den Fynske Landsby de Den Fynske Landsby no Den Fynske Landsby sv Den Fynske Landsby ... more details
. Funen county is included in the new Region Syddanmark Region South Denmark . The 32 municipalities within Funen County were reduced to 10. Assens municipality http www.assens.dk Aarup municipality ... Fionie amt ko it Fionia provincia lt Fiuno apskritis nl Funen provincie ja no Fyns amt nn ... more details
The Provincial Archives of Funen lang da Landsarkivet for Fyn is part of the Danish State Archives , and is a culture institution under the Danish Ministry of Culture Denmark Ministry of Culture . It is located in Odense , in Denmark . As all Danish State Archives its primary purpose is to collect, preserve and archive historically valuable records. The archive accept archival material from state authorities, local authorities and individuals within the geographically area of the former Funen County . History The archive opened 1. November 1893, as the second of the three provincial archives envisioned in the first Danish archive law of 30. March 1889. The first visitor came two weeks later. Today the yearly visitors amount to 10.000. The archive magazines stores currently around 20 km of archival material. External links http www.sa.dk content us about us provincial archives provincial archives of funen Provincial Archives of Funen coord 55 23 59 N 10 23 00 E region DK type landmark format dms display title Category Archives in Denmark Category Odense Category 1893 establishments ... more details
nofootnotes date March 2009 Image Fyns Kunstmuesum.jpg thumb 250px Funen s Art Museum, built in the Neoclassical architecture Classical style. Funen s Art Museum Danish language Danish Fyns Kunstmuseum , formerly The Museum of Funen s Abbey and Museum Civitatis Othiniensis , founded in 1885 , is an art museum in Odense , Denmark . The museum, one of Denmark s oldest art museums, is located in a Neoclassical architecture Classical , stately building on Jernbanegade. The building has a characteristic temple gable and a decorated frieze with scenes from History of Denmark Denmark s history and Norse mythology . The museum was founded as a mini version of Nationalgalleriets later the Statens Museum for Kunst and holds a wide range of works by important Danish artists. The older section contains amongst other things principal works by Jens Juel , Dankvart Dreyer , P.S. Kr yer and H.A. Brendekilde . There are also works by Harald Giersing , Vilhelm Lundstr m , Olaf Rude og Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen . The museum specializes particularly in concrete and Constructivism art Constructivist art. Funen s Art Museum is a part of the Odense Bys Museer Odense City Museums . External references http museum.odense.dk ?lang en Odense City Museums Coord 55 23 52 N 10 23 08 E region DK type landmark format dms display title Category Art museums and galleries in Denmark Category Odense Denmark struct stub ... more details
The South Funen Archipelago lang da Det Sydfynske hav is the popular name for the part of the Baltic Sea south of the ports of Faaborg and Svendborg on the Denmark Danish island of Funen . The depth of the sea is typically between 20 and 30 meters. The archipelago includes some 55 low lying Danish islands, including r , T singe , Thur , Ly , Stryn and Avernak . ref http www.denstoredanske.dk Danmarks geografi og historie Danmarks geografi Fyn Det Sydfynske C3 98hav Det Sydfynske hav , Den store Danske . Da icon Retrieved 11 June 2010. ref See also List of islands of Denmark Sydhavs erne Danish Wadden Sea Islands References Reflist Denmark islands coord 55 00 N 10 30 E region DK type waterbody source kolossus dawiki display title Category Baltic Sea Category Archipelagoes of the Baltic Sea Denmark geo stub da Sydfynske hav de D nische S dsee es Archipi lago del sur de Fionia ... more details
FBU is an abbreviation for The Fire Brigades Union . The former Oslo Airport, Fornebu . Funen Football Association disambig de FBU it FBU ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Hvidkilde is located in the south of the island of Funen , Denmark . The earliest reference is from 1480 when it was owned by Claus R nnow. The present building consists of three wings around a courtyard. It was erected in 1742 by Johan Lehn, and restored in 1919. coord 55 04 21 N 10 32 03 E type landmark source kolossus dawiki display title Category Castles and manor houses on Funen Denmark struct stub da Hvidkilde ... more details
Sdr. N r Fri Og Efterskole is a little school located in rslev in the middle of Funen . The school has around 150 students, and 40 teachers. External links http sdrnaeraa.inet designer.dk Sdr. N r Fri og Efterskole website da icon coord missing Denmark Category Schools in Denmark Denmark school stub ... more details
Poul Weber born December 30, 1949 is a Denmark Danish politician , representing the liberalism Liberal party Venstre Denmark Venstre . He served as the last counties of Denmark County Mayor of Funen County . Effective January 1, 2007, Funen forms part of Region Syddanmark . Weber became County Mayor after this predecessor, Jan Boye , was elected Mayor of Odense Municipality Odense in the Danish municipal elections of November 15, 2005. In the same election, Weber ran for a seat in the Region Council of Region Syddanmark where he was elected with a total of 8,011 votes. ref name Syddanmark http www.regionsyddanmark.venstre.org Regionsraadsmedlemme.10341.0.html 60765 Official webpage from Region Syddanmark da icon ref He has previously served as Mayor of Egebjerg municipality 1989 2001. ref http www.fyens.dk article 183674 Poul Weber p vej mod toppost Fyens Stiftstidende , March 27, 2001. da icon ref Weber is married and the father of three children. He has worked in the construction business and is a fruit grower by profession. ref name Syddanmark References This article uses the Cite.php citation mechanism. If you would like more information on how to add references to this article, please see http meta.wikimedia.org wiki Cite Cite.php div class references small In line references div start box s off succession box title Funen County County Mayor of Funen before Jan Boye years January 2, 2006 &ndash December 31, 2006 after Office abolished. br Funen merged into Region Syddanmark . end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Weber, Poul ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Weber, Poul Category 1949 births Category Danish politicians Category Venstre Denmark politicians Category Living people Denmark politician stub da Poul Weber ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Image Svendborg.png thumb 400px Svendborg County Svendborg County Lang da Svendborg Amt is a former counties of Denmark province in Denmark , located on the southern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Svendborg County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Odense County forming the new Funen County . The south Funen area was organized as Nyborg County in 1662 , a province also including the Hindsholm peninsula. Hindsholm was incorporated into the new Odense County while the bulk of the former province was merged with Tranek r County and renamed to Svendborg County. This situation lasted until 1970 when Odense and Svendborg merged to form Funen County. Svendborg County featured the market town s k bst der of Faaborg , Nyborg , Rudk bing , Svendborg , and r sk bing . The latter town became part of the province in 1864. In spiritual matters, the county belonged to the Diocese of Funen. List of former hundreds herreder Gudme Herred Langelands N rre Herred Langelands S nder Herred Sallinge Herred Sunds Herred Vindinge Herred r Herred r Herred was originally a part of Augustenborg County in the Duchy of Schleswig . Although Schleswig was ceded to Austria and Prussia in 1864 following the Second War of Schleswig , r was allowed to remain Danish and the island incorporated into Svendborg County. This article incorporates material from da Svendborg Amt the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed January 14, 2007. Coord missing Denmark Category Counties of Denmark dissolved in 1970 Denmark geo stub da Svendborg Amt de Svendborg Amt ... more details
Image Odense.png thumb 400px Odense County Odense County lang da Odense Amt is a former counties of Denmark province in Denmark , located on the northern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Odense County was established in 1806 ref http www4.byg.dtu.dk cv www mkp od tourod1.html ref and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Svendborg County forming the new Funen County . In 1662, the north Funen area was organized as a total of four counties Odenseg rd County Odenseg rd , Rug rd County Rug rd , Assens County Assens , and Hindsgavl County Hindsgavl . The four counties merged in 1806 forming Odense County, also including the Hindsholm peninsula from the former Nyborg County . This situation lasted from 1806 to 1970 when Odense and Svendborg merged to form Funen County. Odense County featured the market town s k bst der of Assens , Bogense , Kerteminde , Middelfart , and Odense . In spiritual matters, the county belonged to the Diocese of Funen. List of former Hundred division hundred s herreder Bjerge Herred B g Herred Lunde Herred Odense Herred Skam Herred Skovby Herred Vends Herred sum Herred References This article uses the Cite.php citation mechanism. If you would like more information on how to add references to this article, please see http meta.wikimedia.org wiki Cite Cite.php div class references small In line references General Book no. 1 Book no. 2 div This article incorporates material from da Odense Amt the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed January 14, 2007. coord 55.40 10.39 format dms type adm1st region DK 83 display title Category Counties of Denmark dissolved in 1970 Denmark geo stub da Odense Amt de Odense Amt ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 bel is a Denmark Danish island in the Kattegat , off Funen s north coast. The island covers 2,09 km , between the island and Funen there are 4 smaller islands. There are 2 inhabitants on the island in the summer, in the winter it is defacto uninhabited. Between 1938 and 1943 the owner of the island was Kaj Dindler. The Island is connected to bel holm via a 1,5 2 km sand korridor br det that is some times submerged under water. Coord 55 38 N 10 11 E region DK type isle display title DEFAULTSORT Aebelo Category Islands of Denmark Denmark geo stub da bel de bel es bel id bel no bel nn bel fi bel sv bel ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 B ring is a small town in Middelfart municipality on Funen , Denmark with a population of 923 1 January 2010 ref http www.statistikbanken.dk statbank5a SelectVarVal Define.asp?Maintable BEF44&PLanguage 1 BEF44 Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark ref . Prior to the Municipalities of Denmark Municipal Reform 2007 Kommunalreformen The Municipality Reform of 2007 it was part of N rre Aaby municipality , and is situated close to the sea on the north west coast of Funen References references Coord 55 30 N 9 55 E display title region DK type city source GNS enwiki DEFAULTSORT Baring Category Cities and towns in Region of Southern Denmark Denmark stub da B ring nl B ring ... more details
islands are found in the waters around bel , north of Funen , including Dr tlingen which formed ... resund Great Belt 2 North Jutlandic Island 4,685 302,546 North Sea 3 Funen 2,985 454,358 Great ... South Funen Archipelago 16 T singe 70 6,187 South Funen Archipelago 17 Fan 56 3,219 Wadden Sea , North ... 7.9 486 Limfjord 28 Mand 7.6 46 Wadden Sea , North Sea 29 Thur 7.5 3,725 South Funen Archipelago ... 35 Little Belt 34 Ly 6.0 108 South Funen Archipelago 35 Egholm 6 54 Limfjord 36 Avernak 5.9 110 South Funen Archipelago 37 r Denmark r 5.7 164 Little Belt 38 Gl n 5.6 57 Sm landsfarvandet 49 Gavn 5.5 37 Great Belt 40 Stryn 4.9 215 South Funen Archipelago 41 Nyord 4.8 40 Baltic Sea 42 Om 4.5 171 Great Belt 43 Drej 4.3 66 South Funen Archipelago 44 F n 3.9 2 Little Belt 45 Ager 3.8 33 South Funen Archipelago 46 Tun 3.5 118 Kattegat 47 En 3.4 297 Sm landsfarvandet 48 Liv 3.3 9 Limfjord ... South Funen Archipelago 56 T r 1.73 1 Storstr mmen 57 Masned 1.68 126 Storstr mmen 58 Vejr 1.57 Storstr mmen 59 Bj rn 1.50 37 South Funen Archipelago 60 Sprog 1.50 Great Belt 61 Eskils 1.39 3 Roskilde Fjord 62 Dybs 1.34 Sm landsfarvandet 63 Vigels 1.32 Odense Fjord 64 Si 1.31 18 South Funen ... Sea , North Sea 71 Hjort 0.90 8 South Funen Archipelago 72 Far 0.93 3 Storstr mmen 73 Birkholm 0.92 10 South Funen Archipelago 74 Illum 0.90 South Funen Archipelago Heln sbugten 75 Lille 0.86 5 Storstr mmen 76 R g 0.80 Sm landsfarvandet 77 Hessel 0.71 Kattegat 78 Store Egholm 0.70 South Funen Archipelago 89 Hjelm island Hjelm 0.63 Kattegat 80 Vors 0.6 Horsens Fjord 81 Halm 0.50 South Funen Archipelago 82 Stryn Kalv 0.50 South Funen Archipelago Heln sbugten 83 Fjend 0.40 Nissum Fjord ... off Bogense 87 Store Svelm 0.27 South Funen Archipelago 88 Ertholmene Christians Christians ... Funen Archipelago Heln sbugten 94 Nakskov Fjord Slot Slot 0.20 Nakskov Fjord 95 Hj lmshoved 0.20 South Funen Archipelago 96 Kalv , Germer Bugt 0.17 11 Little Belt 97 Hirsholmene Hirsholm 0.17 2 ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2008 Egebjerg is the name of several places in Denmark Egebjerg, Horsens Municipality , a town in Horsens Municipality Egebjerg, Odsherred Municipality , a village in Odsherred Municipality Egebjerg Municipality , a former municipality on the island of funen , now a part of Svendborg Municipality Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages coord missing Denmark geodis Denmark geo stub da Egebjerg nl Egebjerg ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Skar is a Denmark Danish island south of Funen . The island covers an area of 1.97 square kilometre km and has 20 inhabitants. The island can be reached by ferry from Svendborg and Drej . Coord 55 00 N 10 29 E region DK type isle display title DEFAULTSORT Skaro Category Islands of Denmark Denmark geo stub da Skar de Skar es Skar pl Skar vi Skar ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Hjort is a Denmark Danish island south of Funen . The island covers an area of 0.9 km and has 15 inhabitants. The island can be reached by ferry from Svendborg , maximum 12 passengers. Coord 54 58 N 10 30 E region DK type isle display title DEFAULTSORT Hjorto Category Islands of Denmark Denmark geo stub da Hjort de Hjort es Hjort no Hjort pl Hjort vi Hjort ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Gummerup is a place in Glamsbjerg municipality on the island of Funen , central Denmark . Famous people Ambrosius Stub born 1705 in Gummerup Coord 55 15 N 10 08 E region DK type city display title Category Villages in Denmark Denmark geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Sortelung is a small village in on the Denmark Danish island of Funen . It is located near N rre Lyndelse and south of the city of Odense . The village is known for being the birth place of composer and violin ist Carl Nielsen . Coord 55 18 41 N 10 24 52 E region DK type city display title Category Villages in Denmark Denmark geo stub da Sortelung ... more details
Image Map DK Kerteminde.PNG 200px thumb right Map of Kerteminde municipality in Denmark. Hindsholm forms the northern half of this municipality. Hindsholm is a peninsula forming the north eastern extremity of the Denmark Danish island of Funen . It is bound to the south by the Kerteminde Fjord but linked to the rest of the island in the south west. It belongs to Kerteminde municipality . coord 55 31 N 10 40 E source dawiki region DK type isle display title Category Peninsulas of Denmark Denmark geo stub da Hindsholm de Hindsholm ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Den Selvforsynende Landsby The Self sufficient Village is a Denmark Danish ecovillage situated on the island Fyn Funen . The small community will when completed consist of 26 homes built using environmentally friendly permacultural techniques, the residents supplied by a small farm and vegetable garden. External links http www.selvforsyning.dk Official web site primarysources date August 2007 coord missing Denmark Category Ecovillages Category Villages in Denmark Denmark geo stub ... more details
Gudme hallerne is a complex of indoor sports arenas in the town of Gudme on Funen , Denmark . The arena is primarily used for Team handball handball , and is home to as well the men s Danish Handball League team, and the women s TOMS Ligaen team of GOG Svendborg . coord 55 8 54.31 N 10 42 32.47 E source dawiki region DK type landmark display title Category Handball venues in Denmark Category Indoor arenas in Denmark Denmark sports venue stub da Gudmehallerne ... more details
S rslev is a village in Denmark with a population of 668 1 January 2010 ref http www.statistikbanken.dk statbank5a SelectVarVal Define.asp?Maintable BEF44&PLanguage 1 BEF44 Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark ref , located in Nordfyn municipality on the island of Funen . Coord 55.51396 N 10.17643 E region DK type city display title References Reflist External links http www.nordfyn.dk Nordfyn municipality DEFAULTSORT Saerslev Category Cities and towns in Region of Southern Denmark Denmark geo stub ... more details
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