Place:Fyn, Denmark

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Name: Fyn

Alternate names: Funen County; Fyen (BHA, Authority file (2003-)); Fyn (Getty Vocabulary Program); Fyn county (Getty Vocabulary Program); Fyns Amt (Wikipedia); Fünen (BHA, Authority file (2003-)); Nyn (GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989))

Type: Modern county

Coordinates: 55.333°N 10.417°E

Located in: Denmark (1970 - 2006)

See also: Odense, Denmark (Parent); Svendborg, Denmark (Parent)

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Inhabited place: Asperup; Bagenkop; Bellinge; Bred; Bregninge; Brenderup; Brobyværk; Brudager; Dageløkke; Dalum; Dyreborg; Ebberup; Espe; Faldsled; Ferritslev; Fjællebroen; Fraugde; Fåborg; Gelsted; Gislev; Harndrup; Hasmark; Hesselager; Holckenhavn; Horne; Humble; Hårby; Højby; Korinth; Kværndrup; Landby; Lindelse; Lohals; Lundeborg; Martofte; Næsby; Nørre Broby; Nørre Nærå; Nørre Åby; Ollerup; Pårup; Ristinge; Skårup; Snøde; Spodsbjerg; Stenstrup; Stige; Strib; Strynø; Svanninge; Særslev; Søby; Sønder Nærå; Thurø; Tommerup Stationsby; Tranderup; Troense; Vemmenæs; Verninge; Vester Skerninge; Vindeby; Vindinge; Ørsted

Municipality: Aarup; Assens; Bogense; Broby; Egebjerg; Ejby; Faaborg; Glamsbjerg; Gudme; Haarby; Kerteminde; Langeskov; Marstal; Middelfart; Munkebo; Nyborg; Nørre Aaby; Odense ( 700 - ); Otterup; Ringe; Rudkøbing; Ryslinge; Svendborg; Sydlangeland; Søndersø; Tommerup; Tranekær; Ullerslev; Vissenbjerg; Årslev; Ærøskøbing; Ørbæk

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Fyns Amt is a former county (Danish, amt) in central Denmark, comprising the islands of Funen, Langeland, Tåsinge, Ærø, and approximately 90 other islands, of which only 25 are inhabited. The county was formed on 1 April, 1970, comprising the former counties of Odense and Svendborg. The county was abolished from 1 January 2007, when it merged into Region Syddanmark (i.e. Region South Denmark).

The county employed around 20,000 people working in more than 160 institutions located all over Funen.

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