Fyn - Noteworthy historic features

pop (2000e) 476 300; area 3486 km²/1346 sq mi. Danish island between S Jutland and Zealand, bounded by the Little Belt (W) and the Great Belt (E); capital, Odense; other towns include Svendborg and Nyborg; second largest island in Denmark; agriculture (‘the garden of Denmark’); Viking remains; train ferry from Nyborg to Korsør.

Funen (Danish: Fyn), with a size of 2,984 km², is the second largest island of Denmark.

The island forms the biggest part of Funen County which also includes the islands of Langeland, Ærø, Tåsinge, as well as a number of smaller islands. Funen is linked to Zealand, Denmark's largest island, by the Great Belt Bridge carrying both trains and cars. a low bridge connecting Funen to the small island of Sprogø in the middle of the Great Belt and a long suspension bridge the rest of the way to Zealand. The suspension bridge was the second longest in the world at the time of opening. From Funen to Sprogø, trains use a separate bridge parallel to the low bridge and constructed in a similar way.

Two bridges connect Funen to the Danish mainland, Jutland; The second, a suspension bridge, was constructed in the 1970s and is used for cars only.

Funen is famous as the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen and the composer Carl Nielsen.

Noteworthy historic features

Egeskov Castle Horne Church Hvedholm Manor

Coordinates: 55°21′N 10°21′E