Otterup () is a town in central Denmark, located in
Nordfyn municipality
Nordfyn Municipality () is a ''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'' in the Region of Southern Denmark on the north coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 452.30 km2 and has a total population of 29 ...
. It is 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 ...
, with a population of 5,263 (1 January 2025).
Between 1889 and 1994 the
Schultz & Larsen
Schultz & Larsen is a Denmark, Danish rifle and Suppressor, silencer manufacturing company that was founded in 1919 in Otterup. In 1994 it was acquired by Jørgen Nielsen, and the production plants split between Otterup and Rask Mølle near Horsen ...
rifle factory was working from this small town.
Notable people
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Martin Knudsen (born 1871 in Hasmark – 1945) Danish physicist and oceanographer
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Jørgen Møller (1873 in Otterup – 1944) a Danish chess master
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Rudolf Broby-Johansen (1900–1987) an art historian, communist activist and writer; grew up in Lunde, Otterup
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Uffe Schultz Larsen (1921 in Otterup – 2005) a Danish sport shooter, competed in various events at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics
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Leif Davidsen (born 1950 in Otterup) a Danish author and journalist
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Patrick Banggaard (born 1994 in Otterup) a Danish footballer who played as a defender for
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Denmark, Danish sport corporation. They have a Football (soccer), football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two team handball, handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female bas ...
References
External links
Otterup municipality & Otterup city
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Populated places in Funen
Nordfyn Municipality
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