Odense

Odense is the 0.33-biggest city in Denmark. It has a populace of 178,210 as of January 2016 and is the main town of the island of Funen. By avenue, Odense is placed 45 kilometres north of Svendborg, 144 kilometres to the south of Aarhus and 167 kilometres to the southwest of Copenhagen. The city is the seat of Odense Municipality and changed into the seat of Odense County until 1970, and Funen County from 1970 until 1 January 2007, when Funen County have become a part of the Region of Southern Denmark.

The name Odense is derived from Odins Ve, meaning Odin's sanctuary as the region changed into referred to as a sanctuary for worshippers of the Nordic god, Odin. Odense is one in every of Denmark's oldest cities. Archaeological excavations within the place display proof of settlement for over 4,000 years on account that at the least the Stone Age. The earliest community was focused on the better floor between the Odense River to the south and Naesbyhoved Lake to the north. Nonnebakken, considered one of Denmark's former Viking ring fortresses, lay to the south of the river.