Funen
Funen is Denmark's second largest island, between the Jutland peninsula, and the capital island of Zealand. The capital of the island is Odense, birthplace of famous author H.C.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Odense and Faaborg.
Odense
Odense is the largest city on the island of Funen in Denmark. As Denmark's third-largest city, it offers the traveller a mixture of an exciting vibrant night-life, beautiful street-scapes, great shopping opportunities & a rich cultural heritage.Faaborg
Faaborg is a coastal town with some 7,000 inhabitants in the southwestern corner of Funen island. It's an old town dating back to the Middle Ages, with some cobbled streets, a lively harbour district, and nearby forests and parks for recreation.Svendborg
Svendborg is a city on the southern coast of Funen. With around 27 000 citizens, it is the island's second largest city after Odense. Svendborg is home to the Naturama museum.Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Nyborg and Middelfart.
Nyborg
Nyborg is a city in southern Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,930. It is the easternmost settlement on Funen.Middelfart
Middelfart is a city on the island of Funen in Denmark, just before the highway and train line passes the little belt bridges to Jutland. In 2022, there were over 16,000 Middelfarters.Ringe
Ringe is a small town in the middle of Funen. It is part of the Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality. There are almost 12,000 inhabitants.Assens
Assens is a town with a population of 5,817 on the west coast of the island of Funen on the eastern side of the Little Belt in central Denmark. By road, Assens is located 41.2 kilometres southwest of Odense, 34 kilometres northwest of Faaborg, and 33.34 kilometres southeast of Middelfart.Bogense
Bogense is a city in Fyn. It is at northwest Funen at the kattegat coast. It is a historic city of 4,000 inhabitants and a history of over 700 years, now being a city based on tourism with a large marina, camping sites and close to beaches.Otterup
Otterup is a town in central Denmark, located in Nordfyn municipality. It is on the island of Funen, with a population of 5,264. Between 1889 and 1994 the Schultz & Larsen rifle factory was working from this small town.Funen
- Type: Island with 470,000 residents
- Description: island in Denmark
- Also known as: “Fünen”, “Funen Island”, and “Fyn”
- Location: Region South Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude of center
55.3333° or 55° 20′ north
Longitude of center
10.5° or 10° 30′ east
Population
470,000
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Funen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة فونين”
- Arabic: “فين (الدنمارك)”
- Arabic: “فين”
- Armenian: “Ֆյուն”
- Azerbaijani: “Fyon”
- Azerbaijani: “Fyun”
- Basque: “Fionia”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Фюн”
- Belarusian: “Фюн”
- Bosnian: “Fyn”
- Breton: “Fyn”
- Bulgarian: “Фюн”
- Catalan: “Fiònia”
- Catalan: “Funen”
- Catalan: “Fünen”
- Catalan: “Fyn”
- Cebuano: “Fyn”
- Chinese: “菲因岛”
- Chinese: “菲因島”
- Chinese: “菲英岛”
- Chinese: “菲英島”
- Croatian: “Fyn”
- Czech: “Fyn”
- Danish: “Fionia”
- Danish: “Fyen”
- Danish: “Fyn”
- Dutch: “Funen”
- Dutch: “Fyn”
- Dutch: “Fynen”
- Esperanto: “Fueno”
- Esperanto: “Fyn”
- Estonian: “Fyn”
- Faroese: “Fjón”
- Finnish: “Fyn”
- French: “Fionie”
- French: “Funen”
- French: “Fyn”
- Galician: “Fionia”
- Georgian: “ფიუნი”
- Georgian: “ფუნენი”
- German: “Fünen”
- German: “Fyn”
- German: “Fynen”
- Greek: “Φιονία”
- Hebrew: “פין”
- Hindi: “फ़नेन”
- Hungarian: “Funen”
- Hungarian: “Fünen”
- Hungarian: “Fyn”
- Icelandic: “Fjón”
- Ido: “Funen”
- Inari Sami: “Fyn”
- Indonesian: “Funen”
- Indonesian: “Fyn”
- Interlingua: “Fionia”
- Interlingue: “Fyn”
- Italian: “Fionia”
- Italian: “Funen”
- Japanese: “ヒュン島”
- Japanese: “フューン島”
- Japanese: “フュン”
- Japanese: “フュン島”
- Kalaallisut: “Fyn”
- Korean: “퓐 섬”
- Korean: “퓐섬”
- Korean: “핀 섬”
- Latin: “Fionia”
- Latvian: “Fīna”
- Lithuanian: “Fiunas”
- Lithuanian: “Fiūnas”
- Lombard: “Fionia”
- Low German: “Funnen”
- Malagasy: “Funen”
- Northern Frisian: “Funen”
- Northern Frisian: “Fünen”
- Northern Frisian: “Fyn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fyn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fynbo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fynbu”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Funen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fyn”
- Norwegian: “Fyn”
- Ossetian: “Фюн”
- Persian: “فونن”
- Polish: “Fionia”
- Polish: “Fyn”
- Portuguese: “Condado da fiónia”
- Portuguese: “Condado de Fiónia”
- Portuguese: “Fiónia”
- Portuguese: “Fiônia”
- Portuguese: “Funen”
- Portuguese: “Fyn”
- Romanian: “Funen”
- Russian: “Фюн”
- Russian: “Фюнен”
- Scots: “Funen”
- Serbian: “Fyn”
- Serbian: “Фин”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Fyn”
- Slovak: “Fyn”
- Slovenian: “Funen”
- Slovenian: “Fünen”
- Slovenian: “Fyn”
- Spanish: “Fionia”
- Spanish: “Funen”
- Spanish: “Fyn”
- Swedish: “Fyn”
- Swedish: “Odinsö”
- Tatar: “Фюн”
- Thai: “ฟึน”
- Turkish: “Funen”
- Turkish: “Fyn Adası”
- Turkish: “Fyn”
- Ukrainian: “Фюн”
- Uzbek: “Fyun”
- Vietnamese: “Funen”
- Vietnamese: “Fyn”
- Welsh: “Fyn”
- Western Frisian: “Fún”
- Western Frisian: “Funen”
- Wu Chinese: “菲英岛”
- Yue Chinese: “菲因島”
- Zeeuws: “Funen”
- “Fyn”
- “Q26503”
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