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Funen

 Danish Fyn

Island and county (pop., 2001: 472,064) of Denmark. It covers an an area of 1,346 sq mi (3,486 sq km), and it is located between Sjælland and the Jutland Peninsula. Its administrative centre and largest city is Odense. The island is a fertile agricultural region. Road and rail bridges and ferries connect the island with the rest of Denmark.


Funen
the second largest island of Denmark, between the Jutland peninsula and the island of Zealand. Pop.: 441 795 (2003 est.). Area: 3481 sq. km (1344 sq. miles)


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A Danish Highlights Tour visits some of Denmark's most interesting towns and cities, starting off in the capital, Copen-hagenand Odense, the fairy-tale capital of Funen.
To get there we had to cross the magnificent Great Belt Bridge which links the islands of Zealand and Funen.
Born in 1926 on the Danish Island of Funen, Verner Verner Panton would go on to be known for his extravagant form and use of bright, intense colors that is firmly seated in the functionalism of the 1950s.
 
 
 
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