Otterup
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| official_name = Otterup
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| settlement_type = Town
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| image_skyline = Otterup_kirke.jpg
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| image_caption = Otterup church
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| subdivision_name = Denmark
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Southern Denmark
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Nordfyn
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| area_urban_km2 = 3.9
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| population_as_of = 2024
| population_footnotes =[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density] The
Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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| population_urban = 5270
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| population_blank1_title = Gender[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
| population_blank1 = 2511 males and 2759 females
| timezone1 = CET
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| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| coordinates = {{coord|55|30|55|N|10|23|55|E|region:DK|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code = DK-5450 Otterup
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Otterup ({{IPA|da|ˈʌtəʁɔp}}) is a town in central Denmark, located in Nordfyn municipality. It is on the island of Funen, with a population of 5,270 (1 January 2024). Between 1889 and 1994 the Schultz & Larsen rifle factory was working from this small town.
Notable people
- Martin Knudsen (born 1871 in Hasmark – 1945) Danish physicist and oceanographer
- Jørgen Møller (1873 in Otterup – 1944) a Danish chess master
- Rudolf Broby-Johansen (1900–1987) an art historian, communist activist and writer; grew up in Lunde, Otterup
- Uffe Schultz Larsen (1921 in Otterup – 2005) a Danish sport shooter, competed in various events at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics
- Leif Davidsen (born 1950 in Otterup) a Danish author and journalist
- Patrick Banggaard (born 1994 in Otterup) a Danish footballer who played as a defender for SønderjyskE
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202001723/http://otterup.dk/ Otterup municipality & Otterup city]
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Category:Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Category:Populated places in Funen
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