Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
on the island of
Funen
Funen (, ), is the third-largest List of islands of Denmark, island of Denmark, after Zealand and North Jutlandic Island, Vendsyssel-Thy, with an area of . It is the List of islands by area, 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in th ...
. It was located in Ã…rslev Municipality, until 1 January 2007 when it became part of Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality.
The town has a population of 4,447 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from
Statistics Denmark
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There is a train station (operated by DSB) and bus connections (operated by Fynbus) to
Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...
and
Svendborg
Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,616 (1 January 2025), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.Sdr. Nærå Fri- og Efterskole and Broskolen Afd. Bøgehøj
Notable people
* Valdemar Skjerning (1887 in Palleshave, Årslev Municipality – 1970) a Danish stage and film actor IMDb Database Retrieved 10 May 2020
* Stine Nielsen (born 1991 in Ã…rslev) a Danish sports shooter. She competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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