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unusual facts about Odense–Kerteminde–Martofte Jernbane


Odense–Kerteminde–Martofte Jernbane

Opened in 1900 as Odense–Kjerteminde–Dalby Jernbane (OKDJ), the line was extended in 1914 to the village of Martofte.


Air Andalucia

International services were to be operated from Granada to London and Odense, Denmark.

Allan Zachariassen

Allan Zachariassen (born November 4, 1955 in Odense, Syddanmark) is a retired long-distance runner from Denmark.

Boom of the Tingling Strings

In December 2006 Boom of the Tingling Strings was recorded in Odense, Denmark with pianist Nelson Goerner and Odense Symfoniorkester conducted by Paul Mann.

Bradley Saunders

In June 2009 Saunders returned to the ring to compete in the European Union championships held in Odense, winning gold and beating a fellow former World Championship bronze medallist Gyula Kate of Hungary along the way.

Brett Lysak

He played for Odense Bulldogs for his first season in Danish ice hockey followed by EfB Ishockey and SønderjyskE Ishockey

Carl Christian Rafn

After attending the Cathedral School in Odense (Odense Katedralskole), he entered the University of Copenhagen where he earned his law degree and graduated (1816).

Daniel Høegh

Daniel Mathias Høegh (born 6 January 1991 in Odense, Denmark) is a Danish footballer who currently plays for Odense Boldklub of the Danish Superliga as a center back.

DR P4

Regional radio began in April 1960 with the establishment of six stations: Bornholms Radio in Rønne, Midtjyllands Radio in Århus, Nordjyllands Radio in Aalborg, Radio Fyn in Odense, Sjællands Radio in Næstved, and Sønderjyllands Radio in Aabenraa.

Hans Christian Andersen Airport

In 2006, flights commenced between Odense and northern Italy and in 2007, a route operated from Odense to Nîmes, France.

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.

Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen

Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen (born 22 February 1984 in Odense) is a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) for the Red-Green Alliance.

Kasper Bøgelund

Born in Odense, Bøgelund started playing youth football for local top-flight team Odense BK.

Kasper Bøgelund Nielsen (born 8 October 1980 in Odense) is a retired Danish footballer.

Kim Brink

He was the Odense Boldklub manager, at the time of the 'Miracle in Madrid', a match between Odense Boldklub and Real Madrid on 6 December 1994 in the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid in the fourth round of the 1994-95 UEFA Cup.

Kurushima Takehiko

At that time, when he visited Odense, the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, he was distressed to find that the house in which Andersen was born was being used as little more than a storehouse, and that Andersen's grave was unattended to and had gone to seed.

La Cala Resort

During the 2008–09 season the resort was used as a training base by top clubs from eight countries, including: Sunderland AFC, Reading FC and Peterborough United (England), Sevilla Atlético (Spain), FC Dynamo Moscow (Russia), Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany), BSC Young Boys (Switzerland), Heracles Almelo (the Netherlands), Bohemian (Ireland) and FC Fyn Odense (Denmark).

Lars Christian Lilleholt

Lars Christian Lilleholt (born 2 March 1965, Odense) is a Danish politician representing the liberal party Venstre.

Lars Jacobsen

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

Maersk Air

However, as Danish law precluded chartered air freight in Denmark (a policy not rescinded until 1987), Maersk instead took over the Falck Air company in 1969, which operated a scheduled service between Copenhagen and Odense.

Martin Jensen

Martin S. Jensen (born 1973), Danish footballer (Esbjerg, Odense, Aalborg)

Martin S. Jensen

Martin S. Jensen began his career with local amateur club Korup near Odense, before moving to nearby top-flight Superliga club Odense BK (OB) in 1996, where he served as an understudy to Danish international keeper Lars Høgh.

Martin Vingaard

Martin Vingaard Hansen (born 20 March 1985 in Odense) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland and the Danish national team.

Mister Kite

The band supported the album with a short tour, playing the Midtfyn Festival in Odense, Denmark, and later joined heavy metal band Dio as supporting act for their Killing the Dragon tour of Scandinavia.

Nis-Momme Stockmann

After graduating from school he studied Tibetian Language and Culture in Hamburg, Media Studies in Odense (Denmark) and was trained as a cook.

Odense International Film Festival

Odense International Film Festival was in the beginning known as The International Fairy Tale Festival, as a tribute to famous author of numerous fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen who was born in Odense.

Ofelia Medina

In 2007 she came to Denmark, playing in Århus, københavn and odense at the gallery of Jens Galschiøt.

Puk Scharbau

She made her debut in the show The Medium in Japan in 1993, and made his Danish debut as Vulva in After orgy at Odense Theatre .

Roald Poulsen

He returned to Odense BK in 1996, and brought with him Zambian internationals Mwape Miti and Andrew Tembo.

Rock Hard Power Spray

Rock Hard Power Spray is a Danish rock band from Odense, that was founded in 2004 and consists of Frederik Valentin, Mattias Hundebøll, Ask Fogh and Simon Andersen.

Roman Catholic bishopric of Odense

Its construction was continued under his successor, bishop Peter Pagh (1304–39), who apparently assisted, even if he did not found, the school at Odense.

Søren Berg

Berg was born in Odense, Denmark and started his career at Danish amateur clubs, before he moved to top-flight club Odense BK in the Danish Superliga in 2000.

Steffen Højer

Højer rediscovered his goal scoring form at Odense, as he finished the 2003-04 season as joint top scorer with Mohamed Zidan, Mwape Miti and Tommy Bechmann.

Sverre Andersen

Sverre Andersen made his Norway debut on 30 June 1954 when he played for the U19 in a game against Denmark in Odense.

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.

The Eclectic Moniker

The Eclectic Moniker took part in the Roskilde Festival 2011 and on 12 January 2012 won the Talent Prize for $15,000 at the "Odense live prisen" held in Odense.

Thursday Nights, Channel 5

Before a Europa League match between Fulham and Odense, Football on 5 presenters Jim Rosenthal and Stan Collymore were broadcast singing the chant during a highlights montage.

Trine Dyrholm

At the age of 10, she performed in Et juleeventyr (A Christmas Carol) at the Odense Teater and in summer stock in Den Fynske Landsby.

TV 2 News

There are editorial offices at the TV 2 headquarters at Kvægtorvet in Odense, and in Copenhagen.

Ulrik Moseby

Born in Odense, he played 338 games for Odense Boldklub, winning the 1982 and 1989 Danish championships with the club.

University of Southern Denmark

Co-operation with the business community has resulted in three substantial donations from some of the giants in Danish industry: Odense is the home of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute for Production Technology, where robot technology is one of the many research areas.

Viktor Pečovský

On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with the Slovak senior team in the friendly match win 3–1 against Denmark in Odense.

Wassim El Banna

El Banna, who was born in Lebanon, moved to Germany at the age of five before settling with his family in the Odense suburb Vollsmose.


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