Odder

Odder
Rosensgade - Odder's pedestrianised high street.

Coat of arms
Odder
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°58′36″N 10°08′59″E / 55.97667°N 10.14972°E / 55.97667; 10.14972
Country Denmark
Region Mid Jutland (Midtjylland)
Municipality Odder
Area[1]
 • Municipal 225 km2 (87 sq mi)
Population (2014)[1][2]
 • Urban 11,404
 • Municipal 21.773
 • Municipal density 96.51/km2 (250.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2
Website www.odder.dk
Odder parish church
Odder's pedestrianised High Street after closing (May 2007)

Odder is a town in the Odder municipality, just south of Aarhus, and in Region Midtjylland. As of 1 January 2014 Odder had a population of 11,404.[2] The town is located in the middle of Denmark, just south of the city of Aarhus and is often affectionately described by its inhabitants as "the heart of Denmark". Odder is served by Odder railway station on the 26.5-kilometre (16.5 mi) Odderbanen railway line which connects the town and other towns in the municipality to Aarhus. The railway line is known as Oddergrisen ("The Odder Pig"). The original A/S Hads-Ning Herreders Jernbane railway line was established in 1884.

Odder and the surrounding areas have for centuries been amongst the richest farmlands in Denmark, and still today, the area is home to a great selection of Manors and Castles of the noblemen who used to rule the area and its rich farmlands. Gyllingnæs, Åkjær, Rathlousdal and Rodstenseje are some of the most beautiful of these, and can still be visited and seen in operation.

The municipality is in the East Jutland metropolitan area, with 1.2 million inhabitants.[3]

Since 2014, the mayor of Odder is Uffe Jensen of the political party Venstre.[4]

Notable people

Kirsten Brosbøl, 2010
  • Søren Frich (1827 in Odder – 1901) a Danish engineer, factory owner and city Councillor who built the Frichs company
  • Ejler Bille (1910 in Odder – 2004) a Danish artist of small sculptures and later moved into painting
  • Jane Muus (1919 in Odder – 2007) a Danish painter and illustrator of people, either in portraits or walking about, on streets or market places in foreign countries
  • Knud Enggaard (born 1929 in Odder) a Danish politician and Member of Parliament 1984-1998 and held numerous cabinet positions
  • Troels Holch Povlsen (born 1949) is a Danish businessman, founder of the fashion chain Bestseller, lives in Odder
  • Jens Jørn Spottag (born 1957 in Odder) is a Danish actor, appearing in more than seventy films since 1987
  • Kirsten Brosbøl (born 1977 in Odder) a Danish politician, member of the Folketinget since 2005
  • Sofie Linde (born 1989) a Danish TV presenter and main presenter of the Danish X-Factor, brought up in Odder

Sport

William Kvist, 2012

See also

References

  1. 1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.blst.dk/NR/rdonlyres/D57AF934-C471-41E6-A8B0-389AF80A94A6/0/Visionsoplaeg20082008.pdf%7Ctitle="Vision Østjylland"] {{webarchive -url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225003300/http://www.blst.dk/NR/rdonlyres/D57AF934-C471-41E6-A8B0-389AF80A94A6/0/Visionsoplaeg20082008.pdf -date=February 25, 2009 }}, Miljøministeriet, 20. august 2008 (in Danish), a description of the [[East Jutland metropolitan area]|publisher=}}
  2. 1 2 "Population 1. January by urban, rural areas (DISCONTINUED) - StatBank Denmark - data and statistics". www.statistikbanken.dk.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Danske Kommuner - Uffe Jensen". Danske Kommuner.

Coordinates: 55°58′N 10°10′E / 55.967°N 10.167°E / 55.967; 10.167

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