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Explore Odense in Denmark

Odense in the region of South Denmark with its 145,931 inhabitants is a town in Denmark - some 87 mi or ( 140 km ) West of Copenhagen , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Odense

Current time in Odense is now 02:22 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Copenhagen " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Viborg, Vejle, Svendborg, Stige Have, and Sonderso. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Viborg . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Odense ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Thomas B. Thriges Gade 2012 - 2020

3:23 min by UtopianCityScape
Views: 10061 Rating: 4.68

City plan by entasis www.entasis.dk English version is now available at www.youtube.com Thomas B Thriges Gade was developed through the sixties to modernize Odense and create space for the growing car ..

SJ F 1200 steamlocomotive at Odense in Denmark

1:02 min by stribonit2
Views: 2964 Rating: 4.67

Swedish SJ F 1200 at the Danish Railway Museum in Odense, Denmark. Recorded 30. August 2008. ..


FIRST LEGO League 2008 at Odense Rådhus

1:24 min by morthry
Views: 2203 Rating: 4.50

In november 2008 took the annual LEGO competition - FIRST LEGO League - place in Odense. 200 kids in the age of 10 - 16 years competed with their homemade LEGO robots in the disciplins: robot driving, ..

Phantomizer - Body Horror recording

2:20 min by anders5000odense
Views: 2147 Rating: 4.82

From the recording session of our newest demo, Sextasy. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

St. Canute's Cathedral

St. Canute's Cathedral (Danish: Odense Domkirke or Sct. Knuds Kirke), also known as Odense Cathedral, is named after the Danish king Canute the Saint (Danish: Knud den Hellige), otherwise Canute IV. It is a fine example of Brick Gothic architecture. The church's most visited section is the crypt where the remains of Canute and his brother Benedict are on display.

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Located at 55.40 10.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Odense, Cathedrals in Denmark, Churches in Region of Southern Denmark, Gothic architecture in Denmark, Lutheran cathedrals, Romanesque architecture in Denmark, Visitor attractions in Odense

Nonnebakken

Nonnebakken (literally, "Nun Hill") is a hill in Odense, Denmark. It is the site of one of Denmark's six former Viking ring castles, built during the reign of Sweyn Forkbeard, who had forced his father Harold Bluetooth to leave the country and seek refuge by the Jomsvikings on Wollin (modern Poland) around 975. The fort enabled its occupier command of the Odense River passing next to the hill. The name refers to the Benedictine Nunnery located on the site at earlier times.

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Located at 55.39 10.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Denmark, Forts in Denmark, Odense

Odense County

Odense County is a former province in Denmark, located on the northern half of the island of Funen in central Denmark. Odense County was established in 1806 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: Odensegård, Rugård, Assens, and Hindsgavl. The four counties merged in 1806 forming Odense County, also including the Hindsholm peninsula from the former Nyborg County.

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Located at 55.40 10.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Counties of Denmark dissolved in 1970

Danish Railway Museum

The Danish Railway Museum is the national railway museum of Denmark, located in the city of Odense. Established in 1975, it is situated in a former engine shed adjacent to the city's main railway station. It is the largest railway museum in Scandinavia. Covering 10,000 square metres, it contains some 50 locomotives and railway carriages on 20 railtracks from all periods of Danish rail history, plus some original buildings of Danish railways.

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Located at 55.40 10.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Museums established in 1975, Museums in Odense, National railway museums, Railway museums in Denmark

TRE-FOR Park

TRE-FOR Park (originally Odense Stadion) is a football stadium and the home ground of Odense Boldklub and FC Fyn. It has a capacity of 15,633. Until 3 May 2010, the stadium was known as Fionia Park. The stadium consists of 4 stands: Two long-side stands: The Carlsberg stand (2342 seats) The Wupti.

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Located at 55.40 10.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Football venues in Denmark

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Odense