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unusual facts about Funen's Art Museum


Funen's Art Museum

The older section contains amongst other things principal works by Jens Juel, Dankvart Dreyer, P.S. Krøyer and H.A. Brendekilde.


Assens station

Assens railway station was the terminus of the Tommerup-Assens railway line, connecting the town of Assens with the Funen Main Line on the island of Funen in central Denmark.

Dan Jørgensen

Jørgensen grew up in Morud on the Danish island of Funen, attended high school at Nordfyns Gymnasium, and university at the University of Aarhus, from which he holds a Master's degree in Political Science.

Denmark in World War II

The Germans had also been quick to establish control over the bridge across the Little Belt, thus gaining access to the island of Funen.

Fynsk Foraar

While Nielsen had envisaged the work for a fairly small orchestra and choir, there were 80 in the orchestra and several hundred in the choirs from Funen and Copenhagen.

Gustav Trolle

After a few years of feuds, Trolle was mortally wounded in a battle at Øksnebjerg, on Fyn, Denmark, 1535.

Hans Tausen

Hans Tausen (Tavsen) (1494 – November 11, 1561), the leading theologian of the Danish Reformation in Denmark, was born at Birkende on Funen in 1494 and died in Ribe in 1561.

Helle Frederiksen

Helle Frederiksen (born 5 March 1981 in Odense, Funen) is a Danish professional triathlete and a member of the national team since 2006.

Henry I, Count of Schwerin

In the night from 6 to 7 May 1223, he abducted Valdemar II and his son Valdemar the Younger from the Danish island of Lyø, near Funen, where Valdemar was resting without his bodyguard, after he had been hunting.

Hilda Sehested

Hilda Sehested was born in Funen, Denmark, of parents Niels Frederik Bernhard Sehested (1813–82), an archeologist, and Charlotte Christine Linde (1819–94).

Ingrid Marie

It was cultivated by accident around 1910 on the premises of a school in Høed on the island of Funen in Denmark.

Jens Galschiøt

In the 1960s, the buildings were built for the Næsby Car Body Factory and served for many years as one of the largest garages at Funen, but in the context of the economic crisis in the late 1990s the factory closed, and the buildings stood empty for five years.

John VII of Hoya

John VII of Hoya (died 11 June 1535, fell in battle near Assens on Funen in Denmark) was a German count and army commander in the service of Lübeck and Sweden.

He attempted to occupy the island of Funen, however, his army was trounced at Mount Ochsenberg, near Assens, by a Danish army led by Johann Rantzau.

Jutland Peninsula

The historic region of Jutland, the area that was covered by Codex Holmiensis (Jyske Lov) covered the Jutland Peninsula area north of Eider River and included Funen, the North Jutlandic Island and other smaller islands.

Kirsten Thorup

Kirsten Thorup, a Danish author, was born in Funen, Denmark, in 1942 and now lives in Copenhagen.

Lars Jacobsen

Born and raised in Odense, Funen, Jacobsen started his career with local top-flight team Odense Boldklub (OB).

Michel Michaud

He arrived in Denmark in 1971, where he worked for Sven and Lene Grønlykke, first in Falsled Kro on Funen and then at Kong Hans Kælder in Copenhagen.

Odd Fellows Mansion, Copenhagen

After Berckentin's death in 1758, the Berckentin Mansion was taken over by his son-in-law, Christian Sigfred von Plessen, who also owned Glorup Manor on Funen, and had married von Berckentin's daughter Louise von Plessen née Berckentin in 1744.

Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint

In 1907 he designed a house for the Danish composer Thorvald Aagaard in Ryslinge on the island of Funen and subsequently another house in Svendborg.

PreussenElektra

Shortly afterwards, Vattenfall, ELSAM and NWK agreed to link Sweden, Denmark (Jutland and Funen), and northwest Germany through the building of a direct connection, known as Konti-Skan, from Gothenburg to Aalborg.

Tennis Club Odense

Internationally, the club has hosted the annual ITF Junior Outdoor Cup Odense since 2010, and throughout the 1990s, the club also hosted Funen Open, a major tournament on the ITF Men’s Circuit.

Vorup Frederiksberg Boldklub

From August 1970 women also played football in association with Vorup FB, and from the onset participated in the tournament established for Jutland and Funen the following year.


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