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Dyrup is a community and
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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, ...
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, along the green Odense River valley. Before the 1950s, Dyrup had approximately 700 inhabitants, was mostly rural and part of Sanderum municipality and parish. It is mentioned in 1497 as "Dyroppe", but is significantly older and shares its name with old Dyrupgård. Today, Dyrup has approximately 4,500 inhabitants, is part of
Odense Municipality Odense Municipality () is a Danish municipality ('' kommune'') in Southern Denmark on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 210,803 (1. January 2025). It is the most populous municipa ...
and has its own church. Dyrup consists of bungalows, villas and some semis built from the late 1960s until today. Most children in Dyrup attend Højmeskolen, which has adjacent swimming and indoor sports centres, football pitches, etc. To the west is an active commercial district. Also
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Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard was born here Neighbourhoods in Denmark Suburbs of Odense Populated places in Funen {{SouthernDK-stub