Camping Europe . Denmark . Syddanmark . Camping Odense
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History of Odense
Odense (from Odins Vi, i.e. "Odin's Sanctuary", referring to Odin of Denmark's indigenous Norse mythology), is one of the oldest cities of Denmark and had its 1000th anniversary in 1988.
To celebrate this, a forest named "the thousand year forest" was cultivated. The shrine of Saint Knud (also known as Saint Canute) was a great resort of pilgrims throughout the Middle Ages.
In the 16th century the town was the meeting-place of several parliaments, and down to 1805 it was the seat of the provincial assembly of Funen.
Odense's most famous landmark was Odinstårnet (The Odin Tower) constructed in 1935, as the second-tallest tower in Europe, only surpassed by the Eiffel Tower. Odinstårnet was blown up by a Danish Nazi group in 1944 and has never been rebuilt. However, a miniature model of it now stands in the residential area Odinsparken in the area where the original tower was.
Modified: 01.03.2007 16:14:09 CET
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odense
Image Gallery
 Odense Autor: javier herranz |  The House of Hans Christian Andersen, Odense Autor: JimT |
 Sailing on Odense Å Autor: mogens13 |  Seden Autor: Marek Maraszek |
