Odder is a town in

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, Denmark. The town is the seat of

Odder municipality Odder Municipality is a municipality (Danish language, Danish: ''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'') in the Region Midtjylland, Central Denmark Region on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in Central Denmark south of Aarhus. It is a part of ...

, and is the biggest town in the municipality. It is located 20 km south of

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and 16 km south-east of

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. Odder is part of

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, and the

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, and is served by the

Odder Line The Odder Line ( da, Odderbanen), also known formerly as the Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane (HHJ), is a long standard-gauge single-track light-rail line which connects the city of Aarhus to the town of Odder in the Central Denmark Region. The O ...

since the line's construction in August 2018.

History

Odder is first mentioned in 1363 as ''Oddræth''. The town was built up around Odder River (Danish: ''Odder Å''), which cross through the town. By 1850, the town had grown to the population of about 900 people, and was granted a license to hold a market twice a year. Around the same time, an unsuccessful application was made to dig a canal to the north-east coast. Odder became a

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in 1884 when

Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane The Odder Line ( da, Odderbanen), also known formerly as the Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane (HHJ), is a long standard-gauge single-track light-rail line which connects the city of Aarhus to the town of Odder in the Central Denmark Region. The ...

railway line was established, connecting the city to Hou and Aarhus. In 2018, the railway stretch became a light rail stretch in the

Aarhus light rail The Aarhus Letbane (Aarhus light rail) is a light rail system in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. It is operated by the company Midttrafik. The first line opened in December 2017, but the system is under continuous development and expansion. Service ...

Odder Museum

Odder Museum is located centrally in Odder, next to Odder Water- and Steam Mill (Danish: ''Odder Vand- og Dampmølle''), which is part of the museum. The museum has 400 m² of exhibitions, mainly focussed on local history. The mill is from 1883 and stands as it did when production stopped in 1955.

Churches

There are 2 lutheran churches in the town of Odder. One is part of the

Church of Denmark The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church, sometimes called the Church of Denmark ( da, Folkekirken, literally: "The People's Church" or unofficially da, Den danske folkekirke, literally: "The Danish People's Church"; kl, ...

and the other is an independent church following Grundtvigtianism.

Parish Church

Odder Parish Church (Danish: ''Odder Sognekirke'') is located near the pedestrian street in the town, bordering Odder River to the north. It was built in the later half of the 1100s. The altarpiece is from 1640 and made by Peder Jensen Kolding. It portrays the

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and in front of the two pillars are figures of the evangelists of

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and

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. Models of

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and

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sit on top of the altarpiece. On top of the altarpiece is also a model of the

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. The church's pulpit is from 1590-1600 and the sounding board from 1703. The two church bells are from 1847 and 1854 respectively, and both from Copenhagen. The church once had a turret clock from 1656, but when the clock was unable to be repaired in 1856, the clock was removed and despite the church's desire for a new, a new clock was never acquired.

Grundtvigtianist Independent Church

Odder Grundtvigtianist Independent Church (Danish: ''Odder Grundtvigske Valgmenighedskirke'') is located east of Odder Parish Church, also near the center of the town. It is a church, independent from the

, though largely with the same beliefs. The congregation was founded in 1884 and the church built in 1885 and opened in 1886. The drawings for the church were made by Christen Jensen. The altarpiece displays a young Jesus, and is made by Troels Trier. The organ is from 1899, made by Frederik Nielsen from Aarhus.Ogv.dk
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Notable residents

Ejler Bille Ejler Bille (6 March 1910 – 1 May 2004) was a Danish artist. Biography Ejler Bille was born in Odder, Denmark. He was the son of Torben Holger Bille and Anna Kirstine Lysabild Jensen. Bille graduated from Birkerød State School in 1930, and then ...

(1910 — 2004), artist * Jane Muus (1919 — 2007), painter *

Knud Enggaard Knud Enggaard (born 4 June 1929 in Odder) is a Danish politician representing the centre-right Venstre party. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1998, and held numerous cabinet positions in the Danish government. He served as Ministe ...

(born 1929), politician *

Jens Jørn Spottag Jens Jørn Spottag (born 13 December 1957) is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1987. Selected filmography References External links * 1957 births Living people Danish male film actors {{Denmark-a ...

(born 1957), actor *

Kirsten Brosbøl Kirsten Brosbøl (born 14 December 1977 in Odder) is a Danish politician. She represented the Social Democrats in the Folketing from 2005 to 2019, and served as Minister for the Environment from 2014 to 2015. Political career From 2001 to 20 ...

(born 1977), politician * Mette Dencker (born 1978), politician and MF * Morten Nørgaard (born 1990), singer

Sport

* Hans Christian Nielsen (1928 — 1990), football player *

Niels Fredborg Niels Christian Fredborg (born 28 October 1946) is a retired Danish track cyclist. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the sprint and 1 km time trial events, winning a silver, a gold and a bronze medal in the time t ...

(born 1946), cyclist * Henrik Mortensen (born 1968), football player * Jakob Fenger-Larsen (born 1971), football player *

Torben Grimmel Torben Grimmel (born 23 November 1975 in Odder) is a Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney ...

(born 1975), sport shooter * Pernille Harder (born 1977), badminton player *

Juliane Rasmussen Juliane Elander Rasmussen (born 17 February 1979, in Odder) is a Danish rower. She weighs 61 kilograms, and is therefore in the lightweight class. She lives in Copenhagen. 2008 Summer Olympics In the first race at the lightweight double scull ...

(born 1979), rower * Louise Pedersen (born 1979), handball player *

Steffen Ernemann Steffen Ernemann (born 26 April 1982) is a Danish former professional footballer. Career Steffen Ernemann played his youth career in Odder IGF and BMI. In 1999, Steffen Ernemann moved to AGF Youth Academy and in 2002 he became pro in AGF's first ...

(born 1982), football player *

Thomas Mogensen Thomas Mogensen (born 30 January 1983) is a Danish team handball player. He currently plays for SønderjyskE Håndbold. He was Danish champion and selected as the best player in Denmark in 2007. Club play Mogensen played for the Danish club GOG ...

(born 1983), handball player *

Thomas Kvist Thomas Vedel Kvist (born 18 August 1987) is a Danish former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2009 and 2011. He signed as a professional on 1 August 2008 after an amateur career that included winning a stage and the fina ...

(born 1987), cyclist *

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final. Rasmussen won the men's ...

(born 1989), badminton player * Steffen Jensen (born 1989), rower * Morten Ring Christensen (born 1990), athlete *

Mathias Bay-Smidt Mathias Bay-Smidt (born 19 March 1996) is a Danish badminton player. In 2014, he won his first senior international title at the Finnish International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Frederik Søgaard. In 2016, he won the Cz ...

(born 1996), badminton player

Sources

Sports

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(1996) https://www.odderfodbold.dk/

References

External links

Official municipality websiteCastles and manor house in Odder
{{Authority control Municipal seats of the Central Denmark Region Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Odder Municipality