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Odense municipality

Odense municipality (Odense Kommune)
Municipalities of Denmark
Denmark-Odense City Hall.jpg
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Country Denmark
Region Region of Southern Denmark
Seat Odense
 - coordinates 55°23′45.48″N 10°23′18.73″E / 55.3959667°N 10.3885361°E / 55.3959667; 10.3885361Coordinates: 55°23′45.48″N 10°23′18.73″E / 55.3959667°N 10.3885361°E / 55.3959667; 10.3885361
Highest point
 - elevation 123 m (404 ft)
Area 304.34 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population 196,090 (2014K2)
Density 644.31/km2 (1,669/sq mi)
First documented 988
 - City charter 1355
 - Current municipality April 1, 1970
Mayor Anker Boye (Social Democrats)
Timezone CET (UTC1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC2)
Map DK Odense.PNG
Website: www.odense.dk

Odense Municipality, (Danish: Odense Kommune) is a Danish municipality (kommune) in Region of Southern Denmark on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 304.34 km2 (118 sq mi), and has a population of 196,090 (1 April 2014). It is the most populous municipality in Region of Southern Denmark.

Odense's mayor is Anker Boye, representing the Social Democrats (since 1 January 2010).

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Odense. Including the social sector, 17,000 people are employed by the municipality. The municipal budget is 6,881 million DKK (2006). The municipality runs 37 schools. Odense is also the home of 13 private schools.

Neighboring municipalities are Kerteminde to the east, Faaborg-Midtfyn to the south, Assens to the west, and Nordfyn to the north.

The municipality is connected with all points on the island with an extensive system of roads, including the major E20 Funish Motorway (Fynske Motorvej) which runs across the island through the town of Odense and connect the island on the east to the island of Zealand over the Great Belt Bridge and on the west to the Danish mainland, Jutland over the Little Belt Bridge. A motorway built 2006-2009 connects Odense to the island's second-largest city, Svendborg, which also has a railroad connection (Svendborgbanen). The town of Odense is also a major stop on the national railroad system lines.


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