Little BeltThe Little Belt (Danish: Lillebælt, pronounced) is a strait between the island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits that drain and connect the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat strait, which drains west to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
StribStrib is also the nickname of the Minneapolis Star TribuneStrib is a town in Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, with a population of 5,285 (1 January 2026). The closest large towns are Middelfart and Fredericia. The town lies at an altitude just a few meters above sea level on the island of Funen. Strib is the second wealthiest parish in Denmark outside the Greater Copenhagen area in terms of household income.
Harbour porpoiseThe harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of eight extant species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar porpoise to whale watchers. This porpoise often ventures up rivers, and has been seen hundreds of kilometres from the sea.
Funen Main LineKorsør(until 1997)Korsør(from 1997)Great Belt East TunnelSprogø Great Belt West BridgeGreat Belt ferriesNyborg(until 1997)Nyborg(from 1997)Hjulby Ullerslev Langeskov (until 1977)Langeskov (from 2015)Marslev OdenseVestfyn LineHolmstrup Render Tommerup Skalbjerg Bred Aarup Gelsted Ejby Nørre Aaby Vestfyn LineKavslunde Middelfart(until 1935)Middelfart(from 1935)Broen Skovsvinget Rubæk Banke Strib Little Belt BridgeFredericia(until 1935)Fredericia(from 1935)Taulov This diagram: The Funen Main Line (Danish: Den fynske hovedbane) is a railway line across the island of Funen, Denmark.
Middelfart MunicipalityMiddelfart Municipality (Danish: Middelfart Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark, located on the west coast of the island of Funen in southern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 297 km and has a total population of 40,625 (2026). Its mayor is , a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Middelfart.
FredericiaFredericia (Danish pronunciation:) is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 1650 by Frederick III, after whom it was named. The city itself has a population of 41,761 (1 January 2026) and the Fredericia Municipality has a population of 52,939 (2026).
SnoghøjFredericia in DenmarkSnoghøjFredericiaView from the Little Belt BridgeSnoghøjLocation within DenmarkCoordinates: 55°31′25″N 9°43′05″E / 55.52361°N 9.71806°E / 55.52361; 9.71806CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern Denmark (Syddanmark)MunicipalityFredericia Snoghøj is a district of Fredericia, Denmark, between Erritsø and Middelfart that developed because of the Højskole (folk high school) that was built there.
Middle AgesIn the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to late 15th centuries, comparable with the post-classical period of global history. The medieval period is the middle epoch of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages.
FunenFunen (Danish: Fyn, pronounced) is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, with an area of 3,099.7 square kilometres (1,196.8 sq mi). 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 2020. Funen's main city is Odense, which is connected to the sea by a rarely-used canal. The city's shipyard, Odense Steel Shipyard, has been relocated outside Odense proper.
Danish languageNorth Germanic languageDanish (endonym: danskpronounced, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 5.5 million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and the northern German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status.
StraitA strait is a water body connecting two seas or water basins. The surface water is, for the most part, at the same elevation on both sides and can flow through the strait in either direction, although the topography generally constricts the flow somewhat. In some straits, there is a dominant directional current. Most commonly, the strait is a narrow channel that lies between two land masses.
DenmarkDenmark is a 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 constitutionallyunitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean. Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutlandpeninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands.
Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658)BelligerentsSwedish EmpireDenmark-NorwayIn Africa:Fetu KingdomDutch RepublicCommanders and leadersCharles X GustavCarl Gustaf WrangelGustaf Otto StenbockPer Brahe the YoungerHarald StakeFrederick IIIAnders Bille (DOW)Iver KrabbeFrederik AhlefeldtUlrik Christian Gyldenløve(POW)Strength 6,000 25,000The Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658, known in Denmark as the First Charles Gustav War (Danish: Første Karl Gustav-krig) in Norway as Krabbes Feud (Norwegian: Krabbefeiden) and in Sweden as Charles Gustav's First Danish War (Swedish: Karl Gustavs första danska krig), was a conflict between Sweden and Denmark–Norway during the Northern War of 1655–1660.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.