Funen

Funen (Danish: Fyn) is the third largest island of Denmark, it has a population of 445,000 people. The main city is Odense, connected to the sea by an artificial canal (though this is now seldom used. The city's shipyard Odense Steel Shipyard has been re-located outside of Odense proper.)

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The island forms the biggest part of Funen County (in Danish: Fyns Amt) which also includes the islands of Langeland, ?r?, T?singe, as well as a number of smaller islands. Funen is linked to Zealand, Denmark's largest island, by the Great Belt Bridge carrying both trains and cars. The Great Belt Bridge is in reality two bridges; a low bridge connecting Funen to the small island of Sprog? in the middle of the Great Belt and a long suspension bridge the rest of the way to Zealand. The suspension bridge was the second longest in the world at the opening. From Funen to Sprog?, trains use a separate bridge parallel to the low bridge and constructed in a similar way. A tunnel connects Sprog? with Zealand, forming the other half of the railway connection.

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Two bridges connect Funen to the Danish mainland, Jutland; the first was constructed in the 1930s shortly before World War II for both cars and trains. The second, a suspension bridge, was constructed in the 1970s and is used for cars only.

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Apart from the main city, Odense, all major towns are located on coast of the island.

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Beginning in the north-east of the island and moving clockwise, the list is as follows: Kerteminde (NE), Nyborg (E), Svendborg (S), F?borg (SW), Assens (W), Middelfart (NW) and Bogense (N).

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Funen is the place of birth of two of Denmark's most famous sons, world famous fairy-teller Hans Christian Andersen and composer Carl Nielsen.

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Danish: Danish may refer to:...

Odense: Odense is the third largest city in Denmark with 145,554 inhabitants (Odense city 1st January 2004) and the capital of the island of Funen. It is the council site for both Odense municipality and Funen County....

Canal: Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. Irrigation canals are man-made waterways for the delivery of water and preceded the use of transportation canals used by barges or narrowboats on smaller canals, and by ships on ship canals that connect to the ocea...

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