Odense

Summary

Odense is a big city^[1]. Odense has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Odense is located in Odense Municipality^[3].
• Odense is in the country of Denmark^[4].
• Odense's head of government is recorded as Peter Rahbæk Juel^[5].
• Odense's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Katowice^[7].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaliningrad^[8].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brno^[9].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Funabashi^[10].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Groningen^[11].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iksan^[12].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as İzmir^[13].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaunas^[14].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kyiv^[15].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klaksvík^[16].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kópavogsbær^[17].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Östersund Municipality^[18].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwerin^[19].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shaoxing^[20].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as St Albans^[21].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tampere^[22].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trondheim^[23].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Upernavik^[24].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zhejiang^[25].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Columbus^[26].
• Odense's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petah Tikva^[27].

Body

Geography

Odense is in the country of Denmark^[4]. Odense is located in Odense Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+176683'}^[28], {'amount': '+152060'}^[29], {'amount': '+178210'}^[30], {'amount': '+180863'}^[31], {'amount': '+138348'}^[32], and {'amount': '+136646'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Odense's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].

History and Context

1355 marks the founding of Odense^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Odense include Odense Fjord^[35], a Special Area of Conservation^[36], in Denmark^[37]; Odense River^[38], a small river^[39], in Denmark^[40]; Odense County^[41], a county of Denmark^[42], in Denmark^[43], founded in 1793^[44]; Odense station^[45], a railway station^[46], in Denmark^[47]; and Odense Municipality^[48], a municipality of Denmark^[49], in Denmark^[50], founded in 1970^[51].

Why It Matters

Odense has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Odense is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Odense include Odense Fjord^[35], a Special Area of Conservation^[36], in Denmark^[37]; Odense River^[38], a small river^[39], in Denmark^[40]; Odense County^[41], a county of Denmark^[42], in Denmark^[43], founded in 1793^[44]; Odense station^[45], a railway station^[46], in Denmark^[47]; and Odense Municipality^[48], a municipality of Denmark^[49], in Denmark^[50], founded in 1970^[51].