Odense Fjord is a 13 km long fjord on the northern part of the

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island of

Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...

. It covers an area of about 63 km².H.U. Riisgård, M.H. Jensen, and N. Rask: Odense Fjord and Kerteminde Fjord/Kertinge Nor. In: Ecology of Baltic Coastal Waters
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The city of

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...

is connected with the fjord through the

Odense Canal Odense Harbour ("Odense Havn") is the port of Odense, Denmark. Founded in , Denmark's only canal harbour is the country's seventh largest commercial port in terms of turnover. It consists primarily of Inner Harbour, at the end of Odense Canal, and ...

. The

Odense River The Odense River ( da, Odense Å) is a river located on the island of Funen, in central Denmark. It is about long and is named after the Funish capital, Odense, which it passes through. Boats can be rented by the river, offering a scenic ride to ...

ends in the fjord at Stige and

Seden Seden is a large village and northeastern suburb of Odense, in Funen, Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivisio ...

. The main islands in the fjord are Vigelsø (133,7 ha) and

Tornø Tornø (meaning Thorn Island) is a small island in the Odense Fjord, roughly northeast of the city of Odense, in Kerteminde Municipality, Funen, Denmark. It covers an area of and is connected to the mainland by a -long causeway. The first tena ...

(21 ha).

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